The police have arrested six persons who robbed a man of ₹2,000 by threatening him with a sickle in Coimbatore on Monday.
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The arrested have been identified as Navaneetha Krishnan (19) of Sakthi Nagar on Nallampalayam Road, S. Ruban (18), D. Thiruselvam (24), Davin Prakash (18), S. Bharathraj (22) and a 17-year-old boy, all hailing from Kavundampalayam.
The accused came on two motorcycles and waylaid C. Gurusamy (38) of Periyanaickenpalayam, when he was walking along with a friend on Narayana Guru Road at Saibaba Colony around 6 a.m. on Monday.
The accused threatened Mr. Gurusamy and his friend with a sickle and robbed Mr. Gurusamy of ₹2,000 and escaped. The Saibaba Colony police registered a case and arrested the six persons on the same day.