Suspected thief thrashed, hospitalised

July 26, 2019 01:11 am | Updated 01:11 am IST - CHENNAI

A suspected thief was nabbed by the public in Sevvapet near Tiruvallur, and thrashed.

Nandakumar runs a hardware store on CTH Road and he and his mother Lokammal had left for the store, the police said. His mother returned after sometime and was shocked to see a stranger inside their house. Lokammal raised an alarm and neighbours rushed to the house and nabbed the suspect, Venkaiya, 34. He was tied to a tree and thrashed. Later, the police admitted him to a hospital.

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