chennai two maids made away with jewellery worth rs 1 lakh rs 15 lakh in cash and six silk saris from former union finance minister p chidambarams house on pycrofts garden road the nungambakkam police said on sundaychidambarams wife nalini a lawyer discovered the theft when she returned home on saturday night to find a cupboard open and the valuables missing nalinis manager filed a police complaint on saturday nightthe chidambarams decided to withdraw the complaint after surveillance videos showed that two maids who worked at the house were responsible for the theft nungambakkam assistant commissioner of police muthuvel pandi said cctv camera footage showed that the theft took place 10 days ago he said nalini chidambarams manager murali lodged a written complaint on saturday night with details of the stolen items and how much they were worthwhen family members learned that the maids had committed the theft they approached us on sunday and made a written request to withdraw the complaint pandi said the maids families have promised to return the valuableschidambarams son karti told toi that there had been no theft of jewellery he said the maids had stolen rs 15 lakh but had returned the cash he said the family had withdrawn the complaint