Ludhiana, July 26 -- Official papers of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) have been stolen from an old record room near the closed night shelter at Lakkar Bridge, officials said. The burglars also stole a CCTV camera installed in the building. Interestingly, the burglars put a new lock on the gate while escaping.

The police have registered an FIR against the unidentified accused. Officials, however, said the matter appeared fishy. The missing records reportedly belong to the MC's accounts branch and include vouchers, bills and other official documents related to various civic works and departments. The disappearance came to light during a routine verification exercise when officials were unable to locate a bundle of important files...