Swift action by the District Rural Police resulted in a robbery case being solved and the stolen property being retrieved in less than eight hours of the incident. Four persons have been secured.
According to the police, G. Vasanthi (38) was residing at Goundampalayam wither her husband Gandhi, who ran a finance company, and two daughters aged 9 and 12.
After Gandhi had left for work on Tuesday morning, two persons entered the house, which has two entrances, and threatened Vasanthi and her daughters at knifepoint. They forcibly removed an 18-sovereign gold chain she was wearing and took another four-sovereign gold chain from the shelf. They also opened a cupboard and took Rs. 1,000 cash.
Two more of their accomplices had stood near the entrance of the house and on the street to monitor the movement of people and raise an alert in case of a threat.
As the duo inside the house were taking the items, Vasanthi fled the house through the second entrance and raised an alarm after which the thieves fled the scene.
The District Rural Police immediately alerted all the police stations and vehicle checks were intensified in the vicinity of the incident.
During the checks, the police managed to secure a person, identified as Nagaraj (22), who was suspected to have been involved in the robbery. A special team headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Periyanaickenpalayam) M. Ravi Shankar managed to apprehend another person M. Ashok (23) of Anamalai. Two more persons M. Sandeep (22) of Thudiyalur and Mani alias Krishnamoorthy were picked up from KNG Pudur and Pappanaickenpalayam respectively after which the property was recovered.
Superintendent of Police M. Sudhakar lauded the police officers involved in the effort. The Thudiyalur Police have registered a case under Section 394 (Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) read with 397 (Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the IPC.
