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SHIMLA: Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's ancestral palace, popularly known as Shanti Rajmahal, in Sarahan here was allegedly burgled, with silver goods worth Rs. 2 lakh found missing from the house. The unidentified thieves broke open the lock of the main door and decamped with around 3 kg of silver goods from different rooms, indicating that they were familiar with the palace, police said on Sunday. The burglary took place amid tight security as guards were posted in the palace and police force was deployed in strength due to Dussehra festival. The matter came to notice of the caretaker, Prem Raj, after he reached the palace at 6.30 AM in the morning and found a broken lock, they said. The stolen articles includes - one silver table lamp, four silver flowerpots weighing 250 gram each and a readymade silver temple, police said.