Overview
- Police say a handbag with about 300 grams of gold jewellery and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash was taken from Minister Byrathi Suresh’s office inside Vidhana Soudha.
- The bag belonged to a visitor named Naveen, who had left it behind after official work and filed a complaint when he could not find it the next day.
- CCTV footage from within the complex allegedly showed a DPAR D-group watch-and-ward employee, identified as Antony, removing the unattended bag.
- Investigators report that Antony confessed during questioning and that a portion of the valuables has been recovered as efforts continue to trace the rest.
- A theft case has been registered and the probe is examining any wider involvement and potential security lapses, with no formal audit announced so far.