Thieves have broken into the house of Mr. N Navsad, chairman of Paffrel Institute, located at Scopidil Place, Kollupitiya.
The Kollupitiya police say that the thieves who entered the house by breaking a door stole 03 watches and gold items from a cupboard in a room.
The chairman has told the police that the value of the stolen property is Rs. 715,000.
The theft took place between yesterday (01) 10.00 pm and yesterday (02) 5.30 am.