A landmark Matheran bungalow was burgled twice in the matter of a week, a report said in this paper. Thieves smashed open a bathroom window and gained access to a home, doing away with some heavy copper receptacles and dishes. They also ransacked cupboards and broke locks trying to gain access to the main house. They did not succeed in the latter endeavour, though.

They filched water boilers. The theft is a pointer that they wanted metal, maybe to melt it quickly and sell it for money. The property itself is a landmark, having existed in the hill station for more than 150 years. It is a theft that has caused brows to lift and foreheads to crease with concern. It is not the total value of goods being taken, but the sheer audacity of carting away such heavy vessels and breaking into a well-known space, not once but twice.