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COIMBATORE: Unidentified people broke open a house at K Chettipalayam on the Dharapuram Road in Tirupur city and escaped with 120 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 28 lakh in cash.
The burglary happened in the house of A Shabiullah, 54. Shabiullah, who runs a screen printing unit, is the secretary of the Tamil Nadu State Amateur Kabaddi Association.
Shabiullah, his wife and son went to Ooty on April 2. On Monday morning, his younger brother A Hithayatullah found the main door lock broken open. He alerted the Tirupur city police and his elder brother.
Tirupur city police commissioner G Karthikeyan said three special teams had been formed to nab the burglars. One of the teams was collecting CCTV footages from nearby buildings.