Shop owner Nitin Kesarimal Jain discovered the burglary in the morning when he saw the shutter of the shop twisted and broken. The locks had been cut through with a hacksaw. According to the complaint filed by Jain thieves made off with valuables totalling Rs 4,45,470 including Rs 47,870 in cash. A case of house break in and theft has been lodged with the Khadki police and they are conducting further investigations.According to senior police officials the nature of the theft showed a high degree of efficiency. The way the locks were cut and the shutter broken are in the mould of D D Singh's modus operandi.

Meanwhile police has sent out an alert and security has been tightened as the city has been hit by a spate of similar thefts.