The robbery in former union Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s palatial residence in Chennai reported latre Saturday has been found to be an insider’s job, according to Chennai Police.
late Saturday night, the manager of Chidambaram’s advocate wife Nalini filed a complaint with the Nungambakkam Police Station that gold jewellery and cash worth Rs 2,50,000 was found missing from his residence in the exclusive Pycroft Garden Road.
The theft was noticed by Nalini Chidambaram when she returned to the house after a tour. One of the cupboards in which the Chidambarams keep their valuable belongings was found ransacked. Gold jewellery, cash and expensive silk sarees were found to be missing from the cupboard.
A complaint was filed on Saturday night itself by the manager of Nalini. The police started the investigation immediately and on checking the CCTV cameras installed around the house, two women were seen entering the house when the Chidambarams were away on tour.
“Visuals collected from the CCTV cameras revealed that the theft happned some ten days ago. The Chidambaram family was away on tour when the incident occurred. The written complaint states that cash worth Rs 1.5 lakh, jewellery worth Rs 1 lakh and six silk sarees were missing from the house,” Muthuvel Pandi, assistant commissioner of police, told reporters.
A heavy pose of armed policemen guard the residence of Chidambaram on a round-the-clock basis . Sources in Nungambakkam Police said that it was an insider’s job as the intruders are believed to be maids employed in the house.
There were conflicting reports that the Chidambarams have approached the police with a request to withdraw the complaint.