FORT KOCHI: Police have arrested a man who stole money and gold from a house in Chirattapalam in Fort Kochi. Chakkittaparampil Mujeeb (44), who lives on rent in Karuvelippady, was arrested on Tuesday near Fort Kochi MES quarters under the leadership of Mattanchery Assistant Commissioner KR Manoj and Mattanchery Police Inspector Tritip Chandran.

The incident related to the case took place at 7.30 am on Sunday. Mujeeb broke into the house when the family when to the church in Kaloor. He then entered the first floor of the house and stole 25 lakh rupees, gold ornaments worth two lakh rupees and a digital camera worth thirty-five thousand rupees kept in the almirah in the bedroom.