MALAPPURAM: House of the expatriate in Ponnani was broken into and gold was stolen. The theft took place in the house of Rajeev, a native of Ponnani. Rajeev and his family are in Dubai. 350 sovereign gold was stolen.
Rajeev's house is near Aishwarya Theatre. The gold was kept in the locker here. Rajeev went to the Gulf with his family two weeks ago. The theft came to light when workers came to clean the house. The grill at the back of the house was broken.
The workers are the ones who informed Rajeev and the police. The information about the theft of gold worth more than two crores came to light during the subsequent investigation.
Malappuram SP and others had reached the spot. Malappuram DYSP is in charge of the investigation. The information provided by the police is that only a detailed inspection will reveal whether something valuable has been lost.