Gold worth over Rs 2 crore stolen from I-T office in Kota

Gold worth over Rs 2 crore was stolen from a safe in the office of the assistant director (investigation) of the Income Tax department in Rawatbhata Road area here, the police said today.

The thieves broke into the office on the second floor of the Revenue Building last night and broke the CCTV cameras installed in the office. They broke open the door of an almirah, took out the key of the safe and stole the gold sealed in two boxes in the safe, they said.

The gold stolen from the safe was seized by officers of the I-T department from the the residence of a jeweller here during search operations conducted at different places between April 18 and 21, a police officer said.

According to the Deputy Director of the Income Tax Department, Kota, Arjun Lal Meena, the value of the gold stolen is Rs 2,24,90,626, he said.

A case was lodged against unidentified people and investigation into the matter is underway, the police said, adding the role of the night watchman on duty at the time of burglary is also under scanner.