They said that the employee had reported the theft of ingots while returning to Omalur with the ingots purchased from a jewellery shop in Thiruvananthapuram on February 19. Police grew suspicious after both the driver and the conductor said that they ...

Panneerselvam,who reached Salem by a Bangalore-bound private bus, told his employer that upon reaching Omalur that he found his bag open and the gold biscuits missing. He claimed that passengers who got into the bus at Nagercoil could have stolen them.

They said the employee had reported the ingots stolen while returning to nearby Omalur with the ingots purchased from a jewellery shop in Thiruvananthapuram on February 19. Police grew suspicious after both driver and conductor said they had not ...