Lucknow, June 6 -- Burglars allegedly stole house keys from beside a sleeping couple, entered their house and decamped with jewellery, cash and physically carried an almirah out of the house, stole valuables from it, before dumping it in a nearby field, in Kakori's Sakra village.

According to the police, the incident occurred early on Saturday morning. Complainant Naeem, a resident of Sakra village, told police that he and his wife, Noorjahan, were sleeping on the roof of their house due to the summer heat, while their children had gone to attend a wedding function.

"Preliminary investigation suggests that the burglars climbed onto the roof from the rear side of the house and quietly picked up the keys kept beside the couple as they sle...