India, June 19 -- New Delhi

A group of five masked burglars, wearing no clothing except for their underwear, made off with jewellery and valuables worth lakhs of rupees from a house in Pocket 3&4 of Sector D in Vasant Kunj in the early hours, according to police, who added that the suspects were captured in CCTV cameras installed around the house.

Police said the modus operandi was similar to that of the "kachcha baniyan gang" of the 1990s, linked with a spate of robbery-murders and that they are ascertaining the details of the suspects. The incident took place on Tuesday, when the couple and their two children were asleep, police said.

Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Amit Goel confirmed the burglary but refused to delve into...