Balakrishnan, a resident of Thirumalai Street, Kosappettai, Vellore, works as a manager of a private insurance company in Vellore. On November 15, a mysterious person broke the lock of his house and stole 25 sovereigns of gold jewelry, silver items and lakhs of rupees in cash from the bureau at his house. The police, investigating the matter based on CCTV footage, arrested Prabhakaran.