Chennai: A burglar broke into a house in the wee hours of today at Thirumangalam and decamped with four sovereigns of gold, a mobile phone and cash.
The incident took place at an apartment at 2 am. A complaint has been lodged by the occupant of the house Jagan Mohan (68).
Police said the burglar had broken a window of the house and gained entry. He took the gold from the bureau and other valuable and fled while the inmates were asleep. The incident came to light when Jagan Mohan woke up at 4 am.
Thirumangalam police have registered a case and are going through the CCTV images of the building.