77 sovereigns gold jewellery stolen from retired headmistress house near Perambalur

Gold jewellery weighing 77.5 sovereigns were reported stolen from the house of a retired headmistress at Palaiyam in Perambalur district when the elderly woman had left for Chennai recently.

A. Rajalakshmi — the retired headmistress had locked her house and left for Chennai on September 10 to be at her daughter’s house when burglars targeted her residence.

The theft came to light on Friday morning when Rajalakshmi’s brother Sivakumar came to her house and found the main gate and the front door lock broken open and gold jewellery kept inside the cupboard stolen.