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A 20-year-old man and a woman were arrested for allegedly stealing gold jewellery from the house of the former’s employer in Maduravoyal.
The police said Selvam, 60, a grocery shop owner from Krishna Nagar, Maduravoyal, noticed on September 17 that around 21 sovereigns of gold jewellery kept in a bureau at his house were missing. He subsequently lodged a complaint with the Maduravoyal police, and raised suspicion against his employee, K. Selvam, 20, a native of Ramanathapuram district.
The accused had been brought to Chennai by Selvam in 2021 and was staying with the family while working at his grocery shop.
During the investigation, the police found that the accused had access to different parts of the house. He allegedly admitted to stealing small quantities of jewellery over the past year and handing them over to Deepika, 29, who ran a juice shop opposite the grocery store.
The police said Deepika was known to Selvam and that he allegedly gave her the stolen jewellery to sell. The duo allegedly shared the money earned from the sales.
The accused persons were arrested on September 29. The police recovered a gold chain, earrings, and other jewellery weighing around 3 sovereigns from them.
Published – September 30, 2026 04:07 pm IST
