Spate of Burglaries at Tiruvarur Central Varsity Quarters
Burglars broke into five professors’ homes at the Central University of Tamil Nadu quarters in Tiruvarur and stole gold, cash and other valuables worth over ₹30 lakh.
Unidentified miscreants broke into the locked houses of more than five professors of the Central University, Tiruvarur, at their official quarters and decamped with 10 sovereigns of gold and more than Rs. 30 lakh worth valuables, when they had left to their native places for the Deepavali festival.
Police said when the professors returned on Tuesday, they were shocked that a few of their houses had been broken into.
Acting upon a complaint, the Nannilam police registered a case and are investigating.
Preliminary enquiries revealed that 10 sovereigns of gold jewellery, Rs. 1.75 lakh in cash and silver articles from the house of Prof. Balaji had been stolen.
From a house near his quarters, 1,000 US dollars and gold and silver articles had been stolen.
In addition to this, burglary incidents have taken place at the residences of some more professors who are yet to return to their quarters.
The thieves had targeted seven houses in total, but left two untouched as they were vacant, escaping with loot from the remaining five.
A preliminary probe reveals that valuables worth over Rs. 30 lakh have been stolen so far, police said.