Coimbatore: Unidentified burglars looted 25 sovereigns of gold ornaments, some silver items and Rs 42,000 from a house at Lakshmi Nagar in Chinnavedampatti. The incident came to the light on early Tuesday morning when the family members returned home from Trichy.
Police said D Saravanan, 41, who sells computer, and his family members locked the house and went to Trichy on November 21.
When the family returned on Tuesday around 3am, they found the front door lock was broken open. Inside the house, gold ornaments, silver articles and cash were missing.
Saravanan immediately informed the Saravanampatti police.
Police questioned the family members and neighbours. Fingerprints were extracted from the scene.
Police have registered a case and formed a special team to nab the burglars.