Tamil Nadu: Two men gag, tie up woman, escape with gold and cash

CHENNAI: Two men sneaked into a house and fled with gold and cash after tying up a woman who was alone in Uthiramerur, about 90km from the city, near Kancheepuram on Thursday. Police are searching for the two suspects with the help of the CCTV camera footage from nearby houses.
The woman Divya, 28, who lived with her husband Selvakumar, 35, and father Gnanasekaran, 56, at the house in Kavanipakkam was alone at home when the robbers sneaked into the house through the open rear door, police said.Divya was in the kitchen and did not notice until one of them threatened her at knifepoint. He asked her to part with the gold and cash. As she refused and screamed for help, one of the robbers gagged and tied her legs and hands.
Later, the duo ransacked the bureau and almirah. They took four sovereigns of gold jewellery from her neck, ear studs, and five sovereigns of gold jewellery from the safe.
When her father returned home for lunch, he found the front door was latched from inside. As he didn’t get any response from his daughter, he went to the back door and found it was unlocked. He went inside and was shocked to find his daughter lying unconscious and tied upnear the kitchen.
After he revived her, she narrate the incident. Based on Divya’s complaint at the Uthiramerur police station, a case has been registered. Though Gnanasekaran didn’t install a CCTV camera at his house, police collected the footage from nearby residences and a team is searching for the suspects.