New Delhi, May 27 -- Unidentified thieves allegedly broke into the flat of a woman scientist inside the Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) residential complex in north Delhi's Timarpur and decamped with jewellery, valuables and cash worth around Rs.50 lakh, police said.

The burglary took place between May 15 and May 23 while the scientist, Seema Gautam, was in Chandigarh visiting her husband, who is also a scientist, and their daughter. The theft came to light after a neighbour informed her over phone on the evening of May 23.

Police registered a case of burglary at Timarpur police station on May 24 and formed multiple teams to identify the suspects and recover the stolen items. However, no arrests had been made till...