One gold biscuit, cash and a silver anklet were found in the backyard of a house that belongs to a tribal man near Arakkonam town in Ranipet on Saturday.
The police said that one gold biscuit that weighs 1.76 grams, ₹ 1.10 lakh cash in 500 rupee notes and silver were found in the house of K. Murugan (50), who belongs to Irular community, in Kainoor village when the police rushed to his house after he alerted them that a few youngsters trashed him, demanding money from him.
An initial inquiry by the police revealed that Murugan was living with his wife in a hut in the village for many years. He was a contract sanitary worker in the village panchayat and often involved in cleaning open drains, especially on big stretches in Arakkonam town when employed by individuals and shop owners.
