Coimbatore: A disingenuous act by a 62-year-old man led to looting of 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments and Rs1 lakh from his house.
V Panneerselvam, 62, of Thiruvalluvar Street at Maniyakarampalayam in the city, locked the main door of his house, hid the key in a place outside his house and went to a temple along with his family members on Monday morning.
When the family returned from the temple, Panneerselvam found the key intact in the place he had kept. But when he opened the main door and entered the house, he was shocked to see almirah broken open and 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments and Rs1 lakh missing. Unidentified burglars had taken the key from the spot, opened the door with it and decamped with the valuables. The Saravanampatti (crime) police registered a case based on a complaint from Panneerselvam.