The Vidhana Soudha police arrested Group D employees for allegedly stealing a bag containing gold ornaments and cash from the office of Urban Development and Town Planning Minister Byrathi Suresh.
300 grams of gold
According to the police, the complainant Naveen visited the minister’s office and inadvertently left behind his bag, which contained about 300 gm of gold jewelery and ₹1.5 lakh in cash. After finding the bag missing, he returned to the office the next day to search the bag and later lodged a complaint with the Vidhana Soudha police.
Based on the complaint, the police verified the CCTV footage from the premises and identified the suspect as Antony, a patrolman working at Vidhana Soudha. He was detained for questioning and during the questioning he allegedly confessed to the theft.
After his confession, the police recovered the stolen valuables and registered a theft case against Antony.
Published – 11 Feb 2026 0:15 AM IST