Erode (Tamil Nadu), March 3 At least 14 sovereigns of gold jewelry and cash worth Rs 40,000 were stolen from a house here on Tuesday, police said.
Police said they received a complaint from Vimal of Rangampalayam that he and his wife took their daughter to a hospital on Monday and remained there until Tuesday evening.
When they returned home, they found that the front door lock had been broken. Fourteen sovereigns of gold jewelry and cash worth Rs 40,000 kept in a safe were missing.
The police have registered a case of theft and are investigating the matter.