PEROORKADA: A youth was arrested by Vattiyoorkavu police for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing gold ornaments. The arrested person was the friend of the complainant and accompanied him to lodge the complaint. The arrested has been identified as Gireesh (20) at Puthanveedu in Keezhekallumala in Peroorkada's Indiranagar.

Gireesh is accused of stealing five sovereign gold ornaments kept in a cupboard of Ajith's residence in Ayodhya Nagar in Manikandeswaram in Vattiyoorkavu's Nettayam. Ajith lodged a complaint with the Vattiyoorkavu police after the jewellery went missing. Gireesh accompanied Ajith to file the complaint. Gireesh goes to welding jobs with Ajith. During the secret investigation conducted by the police under the leadership of Vattiyoorkavu SHO V Ajesh, it was found that the theft was done by Gireesh. He was produced in court and remanded.