Chennai: Burglars decamp with gold, Rs 1 lakh cash from house

CHENNAI: Unknown persons stole 80 sovereigns of gold jewels and Rs 1 lakh from the house in Palavakkam, on Thursday night. According to the police, the Thangaraj (64) of Second Cross Street, Palavakkam had gone to Trichy with his family to invite his relations to his son’s marriage function, on Thursday. Thangaraj is a retired professor of Madras University.

“When his maid visited the house on Friday morning, she found that the lock had been broken,” the police said. She also informed Neelangarai police, who went inside and found a broken bureau. 

“The miscreants had stolen 80 sovereigns and Rs 1 lakh, apart from taking 1 kg silver,” the police added. Neelangarai police have registered a case and are investigating.