Summary:
CHENNAI: Burglars broke into a jewellery store at Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu and decamped with 60kg of gold jewellery worth crores of rupees on Thursday night.Preliminary investigations revealed that the burglars gained entry into the three-storey building from the terrace. The police were alerted.The police were questioning several people including the employees of the jewellery store. It has branches in Tuticorin and Kanyakumari districts.The incident came to light on Friday morning only when the employees opened the store. They were checking the footages from CCTV cameras installed in the store to identify the burglars. Tirunelveli city police sources said the gang used a gas cutter to open the grille.The theft took place while there were two security men on duty in front of the shop.Police sources said the Alagar Jewellers where the theft took place belonged to one Babu of Tuticorin..