Five persons were arrested on a charge of plotting to rob houses in prime locations here on Monday.
The arrested were Christopher (23) of East Arokia Matha Street in Dindigul, Vijayakumar (24) of Pillayarpalayam, Bruce Lee Geethan (22) of Sukkanmedu, Surya (23) of Airport Nagar in Madurai and Balamurugan of Vadamadurai (22).
A special team of the police arrested them when they were roaming near Sukkanmedu near Nagal Nagar here.
After preliminary investigation, the police said that the gang plotted to rob houses in prime locations.