On Wednesday morning, a burglary was reported at the house of 72 year old S. Nandakumar, a resident of Solaiyappan Street, Mylapore.
According to the police, Nandakumar was away in Pune when the incident happened. His maid noticed the broken lock on the door and informed Nandakumar who informed the police.
A relative told Nandakumar that atleast 25 sovereigns of gold jewellery was missing from the safe at his home.
An investigation is on by the police.
