Beed, Oct 16 (PTI) Unidentified burglars broke into the homes of two farmers in the early hours of Thursday and looted gold and cash after brutally assaulting an elderly couple in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said.

The incident took place near Aranvihira village in Ashti tehsil, an official said.

"Robbers entered the houses of farmers Navanath Jadhav and Raosaheb Jadhav. They stole three tolas of gold and Rs 13,000 cash. They also assaulted Navanath Jadhav and his wife Sheubai, who suffered a severe ear injury when robbers pulled off her earrings forcefully. The couple have been admitted to the district hospital in Ahilyanagar," the official said.

A case has been registered against unidentified persons and all efforts are being taken to trace and arrest them, Ambhora police stati

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