Bhubaneswar, March 9 -- Burglaries continue rampantly in various parts of Bhubaneswar, despite security and surveillance measures being stepped up.Thieves broke into the campus of Vani Vihar and managed to loot gold ornaments, valuables, and cash worth Rs 2 lakh on Friday night when the family was out for a few hours.

Such incidents have been happening one after another for the last several months, even though the Commissionerate Police has been carrying out a safe city drive. Members of some burglary gangs have been arrested in the past as well.

As per reports, Manoranjan Jena, an employee of Vani Vihar University stays with his family in government quarters on the university premises.

He said that thieves broke into his house by cutt...