# Burglars steal phones worth Rs 35 lakh from Ludhiana shop 2026-08-17T19:21:06+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A burglar stole high-end smartphones and Rs 15,000 cash from a mobile shop in Ludhiana's Ghumar Mandi area early Monday. Owner Nagesh Khosla estimates the loss at about Rs 35 lakh. Police said CCTV footage showed five masked men near the shop, one forced the shutter open and entered while the others left. He returned after about 25 minutes and the group fled with the phones. Police are examining CCTV footage from inside and outside the store. Inspector Amritpal Sharma, SHO of Division Number 8 police station, said the suspects arrived on foot but may have parked a vehicle nearby. Officers are scanning footage from other market establishments to trace their movements. A case has been registered against unidentified persons and an investigation is underway. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ghumar Mandi, Ludhiana, Nagesh Khosla Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/burglars-steal-phones-worth-rs-35-lakh-from-ludhiana-shop/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/burglars-steal-phones-worth-rs-35-lakh-from-ludhiana-shop/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/