Chennai, Aug 4 - A group of miscreants robbed a Russian atomic engineer's camera and misbehaved with his daughter at a beach in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district, officials said Tuesday.

Alexander V. Chernov, who works in the upcoming nuclear power plant in Kudankulam, and his daughter were walking on the beach Sunday when a seven-member gang assaulted them.

The miscreants, all aged below 20, misbehaved with the Russian girl and snatched Chernov's Canon camera and fled.

Police officials told IANS that a search is on for the culprits on the basis of a complaint filed by the Chernov.

The Russian engineer is staying in the AnuVijay residential colony where employees of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project live.