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On Saturday night, the burglars gained entry into our house through the terrace... When they found my car keys in our room, they used that to drive away the Hyundai Santro car which was parked inside the garage Engineer whose house was burgled

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By Pragna L KrupaEngineer’s house in Konanakunte broken into; stack of newspapers, milk outside locked gate are deadIt’s summer and it’s time for vacations. Before you leave your house for the airport and check for tickets, credit cards, house keys and if you’ve turned off the water, lights and locked the doors and windows, remember, there’s one more thing. Don’t forget to tell your neighbours to pick up the newspapers or milk packets left on your doorstep or your mail. Because these are the biggest tell-tale signs that a house is temporarily vacant and there’s no one home.And this, police say, is like an invitation to burglars who are looking for an easy heist. But despite frequent warnings from the police, this engineer forgot to inform his neighbours that he and his family were going to be away for a few days and request them to collect newspapers left on his doorstep. The result: his duplex house in Konanakunte was burgled over the weekend and robbers escaped with not just valuables but also drove away his car which was parked in the garage.The complainant, Ramesh Kumar (name changed) said that he along with his family had gone to Mysore to visit his sister on Thursday. On Sunday morning, he received a call from his neighbour that his terrace door was open. On hearing this, Kumar immediately rushed back to Bengaluru with his family.“On Saturday night, the burglars gained entry into our house through the terrace. They had broken the locks of both the metal and the wooden door. They also broke down one of the room doors which was locked and took gold ornaments worth Rs 1.15 lakh. When they found my car keys in our room, they used that to drive away the Hyundai Santro car which was parked inside the garage.”The police said that the main door of the house was intact. “Since it was a duplex house, the burglars gained entry through the terrace. The terrace doors were locked with small locks which were easy to break. After committing the theft, they drove away in the car.”A policeman at the Konanakunte police station said that they had been creating awareness about house thefts and taking note of houses which were locked for many days. They were also increasing night patrolling, he said. The policeman said that the victim had forgotten to alert his neighbours to pick up the newspapers left on the doorstep, which was a clear sign to burglars that the family was away.A FIR has been registered and the police are checking CCTV footage in the surrounding areas to identify the accused. Investigations are on.