Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- Burglars once again targeted a Verka booth in the city, this time in Sector 18-D, decamping with dairy products, chocolates and coins worth around Rs.15,000 after breaking the locks.

The theft came to light when the booth owner, Deepak Manna, a resident of Nayagaon, arrived at his shop on August 18.

In his police complaint, Deepak stated that he had been running the Verka booth on rent since 1998. Upon reaching the booth around 6 am, he found the locks broken and food items scattered inside. Further inspection established theft of 24 one-litre cans of ghee, six half-kilo cans of ghee, 150 chocolates, 7 kg butter, 12 kg paneer, two crates of lassi, large packets of coffee, and coins of various denominations amounti...