House burgled in Chandigarh’s Khuda Lahora

The Khuda Lahora house was burgled on January 10 while owner Amrinder Pal Singh, who runs an eatery in Panchkula, and his mother were away at a relative’s house in Mohali

Burglars broke into a house and fled with gold jewellery and other valuables in Khuda Lahora.

Thieves stole two gold chains, two pairs of earrings, four gold bangles, a gold kada, two watches and ₹20,000 in cash from the house in Khuda Lahora, Chandigarh. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

House owner Amrinder Pal Singh, who runs an eatery in Panchkula, told police that he and his mother had gone to a relative’s house in Mohali when the theft took place on January 10.

On returning, they found the front door broken into, and two gold chains, two pairs of earrings, four gold bangles, a gold kada, two watches and ₹20,000 missing. A case of theft has been registered.

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