Nagpur: Unidentified thieves broke into two flats in the Kapil Nagar police limits on Monday afternoon and escaped with cash and jewellery worth nearly ₹1.9 lakh.

According to the complaint filed by Deepak Bhagwandas Somanani (42), a resident of Flat No. 301, Saikripa Apartment, third floor, he had locked his home and left for work at his shop. Between 11:00 am and 3:20 pm, burglars broke the main door lock and entered the house. They looted ₹30,000 in cash and gold and silver ornaments worth ₹1,72,393 from a wooden cupboard in the bedroom.

In a similar break-in, the adjacent flat owned by Nagvardhan Khobragade was also targeted. The thieves stole ₹18,000 in cash, taking the total stolen property to ₹1,90,393.

Based on Somanani’s complaint, Kapil Nagar Police registered a case under Sections 305 and 331(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.