Nagpur: Thieves struck a house in Orange Nagar under Wathoda Police Station limits and escaped with ₹1.85 lakh in cash and gold while the family was away attending a wedding reception.

According to the complaint filed by Chaynlal Yadavrao Meshram (48), the incident occurred between 7:30 pm on April 23 and 1:50 am on April 24. The family had locked their home near Hanuman Mandir, Plot No. 116, and left for Hingna to attend their daughter’s wedding reception.

Unidentified burglars broke the lock of the main door, entered the residence, and looted ₹50,000 in cash, ₹20,000 from sealed envelopes, and gold ornaments from a steel cupboard — bringing the total estimated value of stolen items to ₹1.85 lakh.

Following the report, Wathoda registered an offence against unknown accused under Sections 305(1) and 331(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Wathoda Police are conducting further investigation and reviewing nearby CCTV footage for leads.