Kozhikode: Gold and diamond ornaments value lakhs of rupees was stolen from the home of legendary author and Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair on this district, police mentioned on Saturday.
A case was registered based mostly on the grievance of the author’s spouse on Friday.
It’s suspected that the crime passed off between September 22 and 30, police mentioned quoting the grievance.
“Good chains, bangles, earrings and diamond studded earrings and lockets had been stolen,” he mentioned.
The household initially thought that the ornaments had been stored within the financial institution locker and lodged the grievance later after discovering that they had been lacking.
Apart from the 91-year-old author and his spouse, a few of their shut kin had been additionally staying in the home.
Investigation is on, police added.