Mysuru: House burglars had a field day during Gowri-Ganesha festivals that were celebrated in city two days back. They took advantage of locked houses and decamped with cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. Police said that in all, five houses were burgled in different parts of the city and in one case, thieves ransacked a house in a fit of rage as they did not get anything to steal.
In the first incident, one house in Vijayanagar Second Stage, 7th Main, was burgled by a gang and the house owners had gone out to celebrate the festivals. The house, Number 2422, is located amidst other houses and its front door was forcibly opened using an iron rod.
