Chennai: The city police are investigating the case of three robberies which took place in Vadapalini and West Mambalam yesterday.
The police said they have received complaints from Shankar (35) that burglars had broken into his house when his family was away and decamped with three sovereigns of gold and Rs 80,000.
Another person, Gurumurthy, lodged a complaint that Rs 14,000 was stolen from his office in Vadapalani.
Similarly, Sampath (53) of West Mambalam lodged a complaint that 3 kg of silver and Rs 5,000 was stolen last night from his house.
WARNED
Two boys were let off with a warning by the Triplicane police after they snatched the handbag of a woman police head constable.
The head constable was at Chepauk stadium when two boys snatched her handbag and fled. She chased them and raised an alarm. Though she fell while chasing them, members of the public caught hold of one of the boys. However, the police gave only a stern warning to the boy and let him off.