30 sovereigns of gold stolen

Burglars broke into a house at Thiru Senthil Nagar in Kuniyamuthur and decamped with 30 sovereigns of gold ornaments early Thursday morning. Police said, R Senthilkumar, 23, a native of Guduvancheri near Chennai, resided with his wife Meena at Kuniyamuthur. He runs a small scale industry with his father-in-law. A few days ago, the couple went to Guduvancheri.On Thursday morning, Senthilkumar's mother-in-law Dhanabakiyam, who was residing nearby, found the front door lock was broken open and informed the Kuniyamuthur police who registered a case.
Toddler killed in road accident: A two-year-old girl was killed in a road accident after a motorcycle in which she was travelling rammed a truck at Karumathampatti on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mahalakshmi from Karumathamaptti. According to police, her relatives took her for a joy ride. She was sitting on the fuel tank. When the bike hit the truck, she fell off the vehicle and died without responding to treatment.
Rice smuggler detained under Goondas Act
A ration rice smuggler was detained under the Goondas Act by district collector Archana Patnaik on Wednesday. Civil Supplies CID police said that C Madurai Selvam alias Kalaiselvam, 46, of Vettaikaranpudur near Pollachi was involved smuggling PDS rice.