Overview

• Chennai Police arrested four family members — Balaji, Bhaskar, Sulochana and Vijayalakshmi — who are now in judicial custody.
• Investigators say the group used the same scheme on multiple people across the city, cheating victims of nearly ₹2 crore.
• PSO Anthony George Prabhu transferred about ₹42 lakh in January–February after the accused returned 30 grams of gold for an initial ₹1 lakh.
• The accused allegedly went silent in March when repayment was sought, leading to a July complaint and an FIR.
• Reports say the domestic staff were dismissed from Suriya’s household, and the actor has not made a public statement.