For a frustrated burglar, unable to find any valuables in the house he had broken into, it was sheer luck and hunger that led him to a secret stash of gold jewellery hidden in a snack jar in the kitchen. The thief left the house richer by Rs 2 lakh, but his luck ran out on Sunday, when the cops came knocking on his door.

Housebreaker Pankaj Lokhande did not find any valuables in the house he had broken into and went to the kitchen for a snack when he discovered gold rings, earrings and chains hidden inside a steel snack jar. Illustration/Amit Bandre