16 shops burgled in Delhi market

NEW DELHI - At least 16 shops have been burgled in Delhi’s Sadar Bazaar, one of the largest wholesale markets of household items in the capital, police said Tuesday.

“We got to know at about 9 a.m. Tuesday that 16 shops in Sadar Bazaar were burgled Monday night,” a police officer said.

The officer said all the shops were located in the same shopping complex “from the ground to the third floor of the building”. The burglaries appear to have taken place in the night after the shop owners had left for the day, he added.