CHENNAI: A 31-year-old MBA graduate was arrested on Friday for stealing diamond and gold jewellery from a bride's room during a wedding at a resort near Neelankarai last week.

The Neelankarai police registered a case based on a complaint from the bride’s father S Ananda Murali of Adyar. The bride's family noticed that a diamond necklace, 15 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 30,000 kept in the room were missing and informed the police.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused, identified as A Sudarshan, had entered the wedding venue on ECR disguised as a guest and had entered the bride's room and stolen the valuables.

A special team zeroed in on the suspect based on CCTV footage. A native of Srirangam, Sudarshan runs a PG hostel for men in Neelankarai. He already has five cases registered against him, police said, adding that a search was on for his accomplices.

Sudarshan was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.