Ramnagar: Thieves broke into the residence of Venugopal, owner of the Vasavamba clothing and jewelry mortgage shop, stealing approximately 4 kg of gold jewelry and Rs 5 lakh in cash. The incident occurred on Sunday night on Rajkumar Main Road.

Venugopal and his family left home around 6:30 PM to attend a function in Channapatana. Upon returning at 11 PM, he discovered the theft had taken place.

The intruders accessed the house through a back door, forcibly opened the almera, and took the locker containing the gold ornaments, leaving behind silverware. Venugopal, who also serves as the treasurer of the local Shakti goddess Vasavi Devi temple, had temple and mortgage belongings stored at his home.

The Magadi police have registered a case and conducted an investigation, with the help of a fingerprint expert and a dog squad. The investigation is ongoing.

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Kochi (PTI): Dramatic scenes unfolded at the Ernakulam town hall, where the mortal remains of CPI(M) leader M M Lawrence were kept for public homage, as the late leader's daughter protested the decision to hand over his body to the Government Medical College Hospital here.

The unexpected events occurred after Asha moved the Kerala High Court, challenging the decision of her siblings to donate their father's body to the medical college for educational purposes.

The High Court, after considering the plea, directed the Kalamassery Medical College authorities to hear the objections and take a decision in accordance with the Kerala Anatomy Act.

The court also instructed the college to preserve the body for the time being at the mortuary.

In her petition, the daughter claimed that her father had been baptized and that all his children were baptized in the church.

She further alleged that her siblings along with the Communist party were attempting to project him as an atheist.

Two of Lawrence's children had previously given their consent to handing over the body to the medical college.

Lawrence died on September 21 at the age of 95.

Meanwhile, the ruling CPI(M) clarified that it has no role in the matter.

Whether to hand over the body to the medical college or bury it in a church is a decision for the family, the party said.

CPI(M) district secretary K A Salim said that the decision to hand over the body to the medical college was made by his son.

The court's decision came as the Medical College authorities reached the town hall to take possession of the body.

Asha, the complainant in the case, protested as the body was being handed over to the Medical College authorities amidst chanting of slogans by CPI(M) workers who had gathered to pay their last respects to the departed leader.

Lawrence's son said he decided to hand over the body for medical studies as per his father's last wish.