Five held for house break-ins They recovered 325 grams of gold ornaments, 1.8 kg of silver items, a watch, one laptop, and two two-wheelers from the arrested. 
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Bengaluru: The Peenya police have arrested five people involved in breaking into locked houses and stealing valuables, officials said on Tuesday.
The suspects have been identified as Gautam, Sheeba, Manikya, Dayanand, and Narasimha.
Police said Gautam and Sheeba would locate locked houses and tip off their accomplices, who would then break in and steal the valuables.
They recovered 325 grams of gold ornaments, 1.8 kg of silver items, a watch, one laptop, and two two-wheelers from the arrested. The total value of the seized items is estimated at Rs 21 lakh. All five suspects have been remanded to judicial custody, the police said.