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Cash, jewels worth Rs 200,000 stolen from Chidambaram's house in Chennai

Police said an FIR has been filed based on a complaint and that a probe was on

P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram, former finance minister and father of Karti Chidambaram, arrives at Patiala House Courts in New Delhi on Thursday. Karti, arrested by the CBI on Wednesday in connection with the INX Media case
Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Jul 08 2018 | 1:38 PM IST

Cash and jewels valued over Rs 200,000 have been reported stolen from senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram's house in Chennai, police said on Sunday.

A senior police official told PTI that Rs 150,000 in cash and gold jewels worth Rs 100,000 had gone missing some days ago, with the theft coming to light recently.

The finger of suspicion pointed at some persons working in the residence of the former Finance Minister, who has police security for his house, the official added.

He said an FIR has been filed based on a complaint and that a probe was on.

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First Published: Jul 08 2018 | 1:38 PM IST

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