Overview
- Neighbours discovered the scientist’s flat unlocked and damaged on May 23, and she filed a complaint at Timarpur police station that night after returning from a leave in Chandigarh.
- The FIR lists about 280 grams of gold, silver items, Rs 15,000 in cash, foreign currency and three designer watches, with police estimating the total loss at roughly Rs 45–50 lakh.
- Forensic teams, the crime branch and local police have inspected the scene, broken-locks and forced-open almirah were noted, CCTV footage and entry records are being scanned, and no arrests have been made so far.
- Residents and sources say the Ram Narayan Scientist Hostel is guarded yet some campus CCTV cameras have been non-functional for months, raising questions about perimeter checks and guard routines.
- Police are treating the theft as planned work and are checking for prior recce and possible scaling of the campus wall, and residents are pressing authorities for an urgent security review and CCTV repairs.