Nagarcoil: Police have apprehended a Malayali man from Punjab for stealing 90 sovereigns of gold and cash from a doctor's residence in Nagercoil. Balaramapuram native Aadith Gopan (30), who was also involved in various other cases, was arrested. The theft took place on January 7 at Dr Kalaikumar’s residence at Nagercoil and he works at Tirunelveli Medical College.

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The District Police chief Sundaravadanam had appointed a Special Force for the investigation. The investigation conducted by them led to the arrest of Aadith Gopan from Punjab. The police recovered 90 sovereigns of gold and cash from him. Aadith Gopan's wife is a Punjabi. Police confirmed that as Aadith suffered major losses in stock market, he resorted to robbery. Aadith is also an accused in other theft cases that took place in Kanyakumari district, police said.