CHENNAI: The city police arrested a 25-year-old man for breaking into two houses in the Ice House police limits. About 21 sovereigns of jewellery and Rs 30,000 in cash were recovered from him.
The Ice House police were investigating complaints from two persons who alleged that their houses had been broken into and valuables had been stolen.
According to one of the complainants, Pramila (42) of Suthanthira Nagar in Triplicane, about 11 sovereigns of gold and Rs 15,000 cash were missing from her cupboard when she returned from work on May 25.
Another complainant, Vishnukumar (42), who lives in the same street as Pramila, claimed that there was a break-in at his house on Tuesday (June 9) and 12 sovereigns of jewellery and Rs 30,000 were stolen.
The probe revealed that the same person was involved in both burglaries and police arrested Praveenkumar (25) of Triplicane on Wednesday.
In another incident, the police have arrested two men, including a history-sheeted offender, for snatching Rs 2 lakh from a travel agency owner in Triplicane last week.
The arrested persons were identified as Nagaraj (25) of Korukkupet and Nithishkumar (20) of Tondiarpet. The arrested persons were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.