Chennai man arrested for stealing cash, jewellery from Coimbatore house

COIMBATORE: The Kuniyamuthur police in Coimbatore city have arrested a man on charges of stealing Rs 26.50 lakh in cash and 43 sovereigns of gold ornaments from a house here. The police recovered the cash and jewellery from him.

The arrested man has been identified as S Suresh, 33, of Villivakkam in Chennai. He was residing with his wife and two children at Thiruvellavayil near Meenjur in Tiruvallur district.

Police said Suresh was engaged in fabrication and plumbing work at two women’s hostels in Egmore in Chennai. The hostels were run by N Chelladurai, 67, and his son S Vivekananthan, 37, who hailed from Kuniyamuthur in Coimbatore city.

Chelladurai’s parents stay at Govt Officers Colony at Kuniyamuthur in Coimbatore.

The father-son duo kept Rs 42 lakh in cash and 43 sovereigns of gold ornaments in a steel bureau at their residence at Kuniyamuthur. They constructed a shed at their residence recently. The work was done by Suresh.

“Suresh visited the house at Kuniyamuthur with his family on May 2 and May 14 and stayed there for two days. After that, they left for Chennai. Chelladurai’s family members found Rs 26.5 lakh in cash and jewellery missing. Both the father and the son lodged two separate complaints against Suresh and claimed that apart from money, he took away 43 sovereigns of gold ornaments,” said an official.

Kuniyamuthur investigation wing police inspector Kasthuri and team registered two FIRs against Suresh on June 3 and began an inquiry. The police arrested Suresh on Thursday and recovered the cash and gold ornaments from him.

“He kept the gold ornaments and cash inside a gunny bag and left them in a multipurpose vehicle. However, we managed to trace the stolen cash and gold ornaments and seized them,” said inspector Kasthuri.

He was remanded in judicial custody on Friday.

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