Four houses burgled near Arani

Thieves stole 30 sovereign gold jewellery, two kg silver objects and ₹ 50,000 cash from four houses of weavers in Mamandur village near Tiruvannamalai’s Arani town on Saturday.

Police said the victims were identified as K. Anandan (36), V. Ramasamy (39), S. Balaji (39) and R. Vinod Kumar (28). They are weavers in the village. In the initial investigation, it was revealed that the four weavers had been living in the village with their families for many years. A few days ago, they went to their hometowns like Thiruchendur, Ranipet, Cheyyar and Chengelpattu with their families to attend temple and family functions.

When the families returned, they found the cupboards and almirah broken. Valuables such as cash, gold jewelry and silver objects were lost in them. The hard drives of the CCTV cameras installed in the sockets were also missing and the cameras were damaged.

The Arani Taluk police, who rushed to the store along with forensic experts, were immediately alerted. Fingerprints were taken. The police took camera footage along the route of the shop. Superintendent of Police (SP) M. Sudhakar has formed special teams to nab the accused. A case was registered. An investigation is ongoing.