Gold ornaments, silver items stolen from two houses

COIMBATORE: Two incidents of house break-ins were reported in the city. Unidentified burglars decamped with gold jewellery and silver articles weighing 10 sovereigns and 2kg respectively.
According to police, in one of the incident, the house owner R Muthukumar and his parents locked the house at Krishnapuram near Karumanthampatti and left for his sister’s house at Thudiyalur last week.Muthukumar and his parents returned home on Tuesday and found the main door of the house open. Gold bangles kept in a safe were missing.
Based on a complaint from Muthukumar, a case was registered at the Karumanthampatti police station, and a search has been initiated for the burglars.
In another incident, silver articles weighing 2kg were stolen by burglars from a locked house at Kutralam Nagar in Kovaipudur. The house belonged to R Ramesh, 39.
A police officer from Kuniyamuthur police station said that Ramesh visited his relative’s house in Tirupur. When he was informed about the theft, he returned home on Tuesday. Based on his complaint, a case was registered.
Meanwhile, burglars broke into an electrical appliances store on Trichy Road on Monday night and escaped with electronic and electrical equipment including TV, laptop, musical amplifiers and ceiling fans. S Ajmal Shah, the owner of the store, noticed the incident on Tuesday. The Race Course police have registered a case.