Mysuru, Aug. 9 -- 5.05-kg silver worth totalling Rs. 4.80 lakh, Rs. 10,000 cash stolen

In separate incidents, burglars have made away with silver, gold and cash worth lakhs of rupees from two houses in Vijayanagar and Kuvempunagar Police limits in city.

In the first case, burglars who broke into a house at Vijayanagar 2nd stage when the family was on a tour to Vietnam, have decamped with 2-kg silver articles and Rs. 10,000 cash kept in the house.

The burglary took place at the house of 68-year-old C.V. Muralidhar, who left for Vietnam along with his family on July 26 and the burglary came to light when the family came back to their house on Aug. 6 at about 2.30 pm.

On entering the house, the family members found clothes and other items ...