Chennai: At least 30 sovereigns of gold worth over Rs 6 lakh was burgled from a pawn shop by unidentified persons by drilling a hole on the rear side of the shop, Maduranthagam, in neighbouring Kancheepuram district on Friday night.
Local residents, who noticed the hole, alerted the pawnshop owner Paraschand, who lives in nearby village Pavachur. The hole was big enough for a man to enter. The pawnshop owner then opened his shop and found the locker in which he kept the jewellery items was broken. All the 30 sovereigns of gold ornaments he kept in the locker were missing.
He then alerted the Anaicut police station. A police team with finger print expert and sniffer dog rushed the scene. It looks like more than one person was involved in the burglary, the police said.
“Though this is not the first time burglars were decamping with valuables from shops after making holes on the wall, there seems to be an increase in the trend. Burglars are even making holes in cash wagons in train and escaping with huge amount. Jewellery shop owners should remember to keep their valuables in bigger, stronger safe,” noted an officer.
