Unidentified persons decamped with 30 sovereign of gold jewellery, 1.50 kg silver and ₹1 lakh in cash from three houses in Krishnagiri district on Thursday (December 25, 2025).
According to the police, Michael Irudhayaraj (41) of Sundampatti in Krishnagiri, a software engineer, went to attend the midnight mass on Wednesday night (December 24, 2025), at a local church. Likewise, his nearby residents John Soundararajan (64) and Mathalai Muthu (62), along with their families, also went to church. In the wee hours of Thursday, while they returned, they found their houses remained open.
When checking, they found 20 sovereign of gold jewellery and one kilogram of silver stolen from Michael’s house, 10 sovereign of jewellery and half a kilogram of silver stolen from Soundararajan’s house and ₹1 lakh in cash stolen from Mathalai Muthu’s house.
The Kandikuppam police registered a case and are on the lookout for the culprits.
Published – December 25, 2025 06:59 pm IST
