2 booked for burgling house after sedating elderly couple

Miscreants riding a Honda Activa scooter sedated an elderly couple at their home and stole jewellery, cash and other valuables. When their daughter came to the house on Monday, she was shocked to find her parents unconscious. The Dugri police on Tuesday registered a case against the unidentified miscreants based on the statement of Sarvjit Kaur, a resident of Model Town Extension here.

ASI Surjit Singh, who is the investigating officer, said the elderly couple, Gurcharan Singh and his wife Mahinder Kaur, stay in Vikas Nagar on Pakhowal Road. Their three sons stay abroad and daughters were married. One of the couple’s daughter, Sarvjit Kaur, stays in Model Town Extension.

Surjit said when Sarvjit Kaur came to see her parents, she found them unconscious on September 29.

The investigation revealed that two suspects riding a grey Honda Activa reached the house. They sedated the couple by making them inhale something and then stole items from the house.

He said a CCTV camera footage had also surfaced. The police have registered a case against the scooter-borne miscreants under various sections. The police said the culprits would be arrested soon.