Jewelry worth Rs.7 lakhs burgled in actor Anand's house

Gold jewelry, precious stones and other valuables worth over Rs.7 lakhs were burgled from the house of popular Tamil actor Anand in Uthandi off East Coast Road near Chennai. The burglary came to light on Wednesday night when Anand and his family members returned home after a vacation in Thailand.

Anand, one of the lead actors in Tamil, has started his career in Vijayakanth's Poonthotta Kavalkaran in early 90's. He was starred in Mani Ratnam's popular Tamil film Thiruda Thiruda, and had gone to the South East Asian country along with the rest of his family members on July 23 after appointed a watchman to look after his house.

On their return, he noticed the bureau broken open and the jewelry and valuables burgled. The Neelankarai police said culprits had gained entry into the house by breaking open the rear door on the first floor.