Ludhiana, Dec. 3 -- A gang of burglars struck a showroom on Monday night located next to the official residence of Ludhiana commissioner of police Swapan Sharma on Cemetery Road, raising questions about police vigilance in the city.

The incident came to light early Tuesday morning when neighbours alerted the shop owner, Chetna Basil, about the damaged shutter of her store, which deals in fancy dresses and artificial jewellery. Basil said she had closed the showroom at around 9 pm on Monday. "When I reached the spot and went inside, the entire showroom had been ransacked. High-value artificial jewellery, a tablet, a mobile phone and the CCTV DVR box were missing, with empty boxes scattered across the shop," she said, estimating her losses...