Two persons were arrested for stealing 50 sovereigns of gold jewellery, silver objects and ₹5 lakh cash from the house of coir businessman and private financier at Pudupettai village that comes under Natrampalli panchayat union near Jolarpet town in Tirupattur on Saturday. 

The police said that the arrested persons were identified as G. Ramesh, 28, and S. Parasu, 34. They are residents of Tirupattur. Initial inquiry revealed that they were engaged in odd works in the area where they reportedly identified locked houses during the daytime. They decamp with valuables in identified houses at night.

The police said that the victim K. Manivannan, 52, along with his family, had gone to Tiruttani town and found their house burgled on their return.

When his wife Kaviya, 47, checked the cupboard, she found gold ornaments, cash, and silver objects were missing. Superintendent of Police Akshay Anil Wakhare had formed special teams to nab the culprits.