There were no occupants in the house at that time and the burglars gained entry into the house by breaking the backside door and decamped with seven gold plated medals that were awarded to his son.
It is learnt that the Canacona police have taken into custody two persons as they were seen moving in a suspicious manner at Galgibag and other places and the locals had alerted the police.
The duo hailing from Gadag, Karnataka are taken in for interrogation. Their names are given as Mohahmed Imam and Nabu Hussain.
The complainant Vishwas Desai has not given the exact valuation of the stolen medallions as they were gold plated and was conferred to his son by different organizations on different occasions.
