Ludhiana, Oct. 14 -- A businessman's locked house in Pritam Nagar, Model Town, was burgled between October 8 and 10, with thieves making off with gold and silver ornaments, appliances, electrical fittings and a range of household articles. The Model Town police have arrested two men in connection with the theft.

According to the police, the accused surveyed upscale residential neighbourhoods and identified locked houses before conducting the theft.

The house belongs to businessman Kishor Jain, who has moved with his family to New Sarabha Nagar but continues to visit the property periodically. In his complaint, Jain told the police that he had last visited the house on October 8 and found everything in order. When he returned on October ...