8th July 2013

Jewellery theft cases on the rise in Sivakasi

For last few years jewellery theft cases on the rise in Sivakasi. Jewellery thefts are on abnormal rise in Sivakasi town. Criminals are targeting lone women for jewellery theft. Last week, 3 sovereigns gold was stolen from a college girl near SN Puram. The Sivakasi Police arrested the criminals and recovered from them 3 sovereigns of stolen gold jewellery and bikes which they have been using to escape after snatching gold chains from the college girl. A family from Subramaniam Colony, Sivakasi, returned from a vacation to find their house burgled and 100 sovereigns of gold jewellery stolen, yesterday. This is the biggest burglary in Sivakasi in recent times. A case has been registered and an investigation launched. Sivakasians are asked to inform the police when they go out of town so that they can keep an eye on their houses during routine patrols and by beat constables. Sivakasi women, beware, Chain snatchers on the prowl.