LUCKNOW, Sept. 26 -- Burglars struck at the vacant residence of senior IPS officer Yamuna Prasad in Vikas Nagar and made off with cash, silver coins and utensils, watches and even bathroom taps, police said. Prasad, currently posted as deputy commissioner of police (DCP) in Noida, resides there with his family.

The incident came to light on September 23 when Asit Siddharth, Prasad's relative who maintains the property, visited the house with an electricity department staffer following a power outage. On unlocking the gate, he found the grill of a backroom window cut open and cupboards across rooms vandalised.

Based on Siddharth's complaint, an FIR was registered at Vikas Nagar police station on Thursday under sections 305(a) and 331(4) ...