Pondy Bazaar police arrested a woman in connection with a burglary by breaking open a house and stealing 96 sovereigns of gold and 780 grams of silver.On June 1, Sujatha, a resident of T. Nagar had locked her house and gone for work. When her husband Venkateshwara Rao returned home in the afternoon, he found someone had broken the lock of the main door and informed his wife. On returning home, she found the gold, diamond jewellery and silver articles missing and subsequently filed a complaint with the Pondy Bazaar police.After investigation, the police narrowed down on Sumathi who hails from Thoothukudi as her husband was allegedly involved in the crime and interrogated her. Her husband broke open the house of Sujatha and stole the jewellery. He subsequently gave some of it to her and fled with the rest. Since she was hiding the jewellery, Sumathi was arrested and the stolen jewellery was recovered from her. The police are on the lookout for her husband. Published - June 11, 2026 12:25 am IST