India, July 16 -- Two unidentified robbers broke into the bungalow of retired wing commander (Air Force) Virendra Kumar Zendiyal (78) near Jambhulkar Chowk early on Tuesday morning and decamped with 860 gm of gold and diamond jewellery, Rs.7.5 lakh in cash, and two mobile phones.

According to Wanwadi police, where a complaint was later filed by Zendiyal, the incident took place between 2:30am and 3:15am when the fast asleep retired officer woke up with a start on feeling a hand on his head.He was startled to see two unidentified men wearing black masks in the bedroom, where his wife was also asleep.

One of them warned him to stay quiet and follow their instructions. The other man demanded the keys of his cupboard, which the retired offi...