Valuables worth 10 lakh stolen from locked house in Namakkal

Namakkal: An unidentified person broke into a locked house near Suriyampalayam and made away with gold coins weighing seven sovereigns, Rs1 lakh in cash, silverware and silver coins.

According to the Tiruchengodu town police, the incident took place when the houseowner - S Sumathi, 58 – was away at Kurusamipalayam to attend her nephew's wedding.

"Sumathi was living alone after the demise of her husband Soundarrajan, who passed away recently. Her daughter Saranya is residing in a nearby place with her family. Sumathi left for Kurusamipalayam a week ago to attend her nephew's wedding. On Thursday morning, one of her neighbours found that the main door lock of her house was broken open and someone had turned on the lights inside," a police officer said.

When alerted, the Tiruchengodu town police visited the crime scene and informed Sumathi, who said valuables worth Rs10 lakh were stolen from the house. Police subsequently pressed forensic experts into service to lift fingerprints, if any, from the crime scene.

"We have scrutinized CCTV footage from nearby areas and zeroed in on a suspect. We have registered a case and further investigation is on," the officer said.