TIRUCHI
A special police team recovered 36 sovereigns of gold jewellery stolen from the house of a retired state transport corporation official at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district and arrested two persons, including a woman, in this connection.
Those arrested were Thamaraiselvi (40) and her relative Balaji (18). The crime occurred when the retired official Veerasamy (74) went to hospital recently due to poor health. A complaint in this regard was lodged to the Kumbakonam Taluk police station. A special team was constituted to probe the crime.
The police enquired Thamaraiselvi who had stayed as a tenant in Veerasamy's house about three years ago. The police recovered the stolen jewels from the alleged possession of Thamaraiselvi and Balaji who were arrested and sent for remand.
