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A series of security oversights at Tanishq's newly inaugurated showroom in Madurai resulted in a burglary of gold and diamond jewelry worth several crores on the night of November 11-12, 2026. Unlike many jewelry stores that store valuables in safety lockers after closing, Tanishq left the ornaments displayed in cases overnight, as the locker facility was still under construction.

This oversight allowed a single burglar to steal the valuables with relative ease. The most significant lapse was the failure to activate the anti-burglary alarm, which went off on Wednesday morning when employees arrived but should have been reactivated before the store closed. Police Commissioner S. Rajenthiran criticized the rushed inauguration of the showroom, which was completed before Deepavali to capitalize on the holiday sales.

However, incomplete construction left scaffolding on the building's exterior, providing an easy entry point for the burglar. The police noted that the burglar exploited an opening near the terrace to access the lift shaft. The burglar had attempted the theft twice, but the first attempt was caught on CCTV, though officials did not notice.

If the showroom staff had addressed the security breach on November 5, the second attempt could have been thwarted.