A burglar was filled with regret after discovering that the residence he stole goods from belonged to a well-known Marathi writer and returned the stuff, police said on Tuesday. The home, located in Neral, Raigad district, belonged to Narayan Surve, a prominent Marathi poet and social activist who died on August 16, 2010, at the age of 84. Surve's poems portrayed the challenges of the urban working class, reported PTI. 

According to the report, Surve's daughter, Sujata, and her husband, Ganesh Ghare, now reside in the home of the renowned Marathi writer. They had gone to Virar to see their son and left the house closed for ten days.