Ludhiana, July 11 -- A gang of burglars broke into Government High School in Nagra village of Samrala on Wednesday night and decamped with valuables worth Rs.3.5 lakh. Among the stolen items were solar panels, sound equipment, kitchenware and a month's stock of ration meant for students under the mid-day meal scheme.

The theft was discovered on Thursday morning when school's head teacher Navjeet Kaur and other staff arrived and found the locks on several classrooms broken. The school authorities immediately alerted the village panchayat and the Samrala police.

"The burglars not only took away three solar panels and a sound system but also the equipment used for cooking mid-day meals and food supplies meant for the children," said Navjee...