Vitla: Thieves broke into the back door of a house in Kuntukudelu, Vitla Padnuru village, and stole gold jewelry. A case has been registered at the Vitla police station.

Leela, a resident of Kuntukudelu, had locked her home on September 17 before leaving for Kodangai with her daughter. Upon returning in the afternoon, she discovered that the back door had been broken into.

According to her complaint, the thieves stole gold ornaments weighing 36 grams from a cupboard in one of the rooms. The total value of the stolen jewelry is estimated at Rs 1,46,000. The Vitla police arrived at the scene and have registered a case.

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Bengaluru (PTI): A minor fire broke out at M S Ramaiah Medical College Hospital at Mathikere here on Thursday, officials said.

Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, they said.

"A minor fire broke out at the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) on the first floor of the hospital. Four patients who were admitted in the CCU were immediately evacuated and shifted to safety. No patient or staff member was injured in the fire," a senior fire and emergency services department official said.

The fire has been extinguished.

"The patients are safe. All of them have been evacuated. The fire didn’t cause any injuries to anyone. It’s the first time something like this happened and we suspect it must have been due to a short circuit," said a hospital official.