In a daring burglary at the office of well-known astrologer Dr. Shrikant Jadhav in the Ajni Police Station area, a gang of thieves made away with a steel vault containing valuable items, including silver rings studded with gemstones, precious and semi-precious stones, collectively worth Rs. nine lakh. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday.

The burglary came to light around 10:30 am when Dr. Jadhav's manager, Anil Bhoyar, arrived to open the office at Jyoti Apartment, Flat No. 477, 'Sarthak,' Plot No. 1, Ujjwal Society, Shree Nagar. He was shocked to discover that the locks of the iron grill and main door had been broken. Dr. Jadhav's driver-cum-worker, Prakash Yelekar, along with receptionist Vishakha Kukde and maidservant Dimple Sonone, also arrived at the scene and were equally astonished to find the broken locks.

Upon being informed of the incident, Dr. Jadhav and his wife, Sheetal, rushed to the office and were dismayed to find it ransacked, with a steel vault weighing about 60 kilograms, kept in a wooden almirah, missing.

Reviewing the footage from the CCTV cameras, Dr. Jadhav identified two men breaking open the grill and door locks and entering the office around 1:15 am. He promptly alerted the police about the burglary.