LAHORE, Nov 9: Unidentified people took away cash, foreign currency, jewellery and other valuables worth Rs3.5 million from the house of a citizen in Kamran Block of Iqbal Town late on Tuesday.

Mirza Ashfaq told the Gulshan Iqbal police that they found cash and valuables including prize bonds and gold ornaments missing after returning from a treat at a relative’s house.

Thieves sneaked into the house of Fida Husain in Factory Area police limits and made off with Rs1.5 million and 12 tolas of gold ornaments all worth Rs2.17 million.

Thieves took away computers worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from the office of Nadra in Township police precincts on Wednesday.

Police took the security guard into custody for interrogation who claimed that the incident took place after he went for meal.