Summary:
They also found jewellery worth around 50 sovereigns stolen.The Vaathalai police rushed to the spot on receiving the information. Trichy: The house of a retired village administrative officer (VAO) was burgled and around 50 sovereigns of gold ornaments were stolen near Vaathalai in Trichy on Friday night.The accused was identified as Ramu Settu, 65, a resident of Thiruvasi village on Namakkal road. Forensic experts also visited the house and collected fingerprints and a sniffer dog was also pressed into service. Preliminary investigation revealed that burglars had gained entry into the house by breaking open the back door. Settu and his wife Prema, 55 were fast asleep at home when the burglary took place.The Vaathalai police said that on Friday night, the couple went to bed in the roomand when they woke up next morning they found things scattered in the house..