Gold ornaments worth 87.5 sovereigns were stolen from a house at Manacaud in the Fort police station limits.
The ornaments were stolen from the residence of Balasubramania Iyer, the police said. The family members were away on a pilgrimage to Thiruchendur when the theft took place.
On their return on Friday morning, they discovered the loss and raised the alarm. The house was found broken into, but it was not immediately clear how many people were involved in the crime.
