Cops arrest 2 burglars, recover 71 sovereigns

Coimbatore: The rural police on Sunday arrested two men and recovered 71 sovereigns of stolen gold ornaments, 4.5kg of silver articles and a motorcycle from them.
Police said Gopalraju, 56, of Ragavendra Residency at Edayarpalayam, is working as a chief engineer at the Konkan railway in Jammu. On May 25, 2021, he locked his house and went to Jammu along with his family members.On September 8, he received a call from his neighbour Balakrishnan informing that his house was burgled. Immediately, he alerted the Thudiyalur police who rushed to the spot and held an inquiry with the neighbours.
Gopalraju reached his house on September 12 and found the bedroom lock was broken open. He also found 59 sovereigns of gold ornaments and 4.5 kg of silver articles missing from the house. Based on Gopalraju’s complaint, Thudiyalur police sub-inspector Jaganathan registered a case against the unidentified burglars on September 18 under sections 454, 457 and 480 of the Indian Penal Code.
Meanwhile, the Neyveli police nabbed M Kannan, 40, of Virudhachalam in Cuddalore district, when he was trying to sell stolen gold ornaments in a jewellery shop. On interrogation, Kannan confessed to stealing gold ornaments and other valuables from Gopalraju’s house at Edayarpalayam.
Later, Kannan was handed over to Thudiyalur police who recovered 71 sovereigns of gold ornaments, 4.5 kg of silver articles and 5kg of gold covering ornaments and a motorcycle from him.