Rs 5 lakh in cash; gold stolen from house

Police said that the culprits entered the house in SIDCO Nagar after breaking open the lock of the main door a screw driver. They smashed open the bureau lock with a hammer and took away with Rs 5 lakh in cash and 15 gold coins. 

The complainant Vasu owned a house at Villivakkam. While Vasu lived on the first floor with his family, he had let the ground floor on rent. For the past few weeks they had been busy with the wedding arrangements of one of their sons. 

On Wednesday, the family had gone to Maduravoyal where their son’s marriage reception was conducted. The tenants had also come to attend the function. 

“They all left by 4 pm on Wednesday. Vasu, a realtor and a DMK district representative, had kept the cash and gold for the marriage at his house. When Vasu returned to the house on Thursday morning on some important work, he was shocked to find his house open and the valuables missing,” the police said. 

The police suspect insiders’ involvement in the burglary. Villivakkam police have registered a case and are investigating.