CHENNAI: Burglars struck at the house of an elderly couple in Sriperumbudur on Tuesday night and escaped with gold jewellery weighing four sovereigns and Rs 53,000 in cash.
The burglary happened in the house of Murthy, 62 of Ramanujar Street and his wife Durairani, 56.
On Tuesday, the couple went to their son’s home in Poonamallee. When they returned on Wednesday morning, they found the almirah broken open and valuables missing.
CCTV footage showed three men stealing the valuables.