Two employees of a gold finance firm were allegedly attacked and robbed of gold coins worth over Rs. 60 lakh and other valuables by two men here on Wednesday. Senthil Kumar (29) and Ramanathan (46) were travelling in an autorickshaw.
The men had come to Chennai on Tuesday and were returning to Coimbatore with 7.5 kgs of gold coins in three bags. En route, another man claiming to be the driver's relative got into the auto. On F and G Road, the driver threw chilly powder on Ramanthan's face while the other attacked Senthil with a knife. The men made away with a gold chain, laptop and one of the bags containing 2.5 kgs of gold coins, police said.