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Burglars strike at shops in suburbs

By Our Staff Reporter

COIMBATORE, FEB. 7. Burglars broke into 15 shops at Kanuvai in the Thudialur Police Station limits on the outskirts of the city and decamped with Rs. 50,000 on Sunday night.

According to the police, a gang of burglars reportedly visited the Kanuvai area in a car during the day to survey prospective shops to be targeted at night.

They later gained entry to these shops on Thadagam Road, Pannimadai and Mettuppalayam Road by breaking open the front and back doors besides opening the tiled roofs.

A tailor shop, a plastic material shop, an STD booth, a tea stall, an iron merchant's office, a paint store and some other small establishments were burgled. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Periyanaickenpalayam, M.A. Srinivasan, and a team of officials visited the scene of crime. The police suspect it to be a gang of at least six to ten persons. Forensic experts have lifted some evidence and special teams have been formed to nab the culprits.

Rice racket busted

The Coimbatore City Police and Food Cell CID police have busted a rice smuggling racket. A lorry, a tempo van, a car and four motorcycles have been seized. Two persons were arrested.

The police were on a patrol on Tiruchi Road near the CMC Hospital on Sunday night when they came across a lorry laden with more than 130 bags of rice each weighing 50 kg. Inquiries led to the seizure of other vehicles. Those arrested were: Jothisankar (24), a driver hailing for Mettur in Salem and Sikkander hailing from Ukkadam in Coimbatore. Few more people have been taken into custody for interrogations.

Elephant menace

A herd of wild pachyderms strayed into human habitations in Anaikatti area last night and destroyed farms along the fringe areas of the forest. The crops damaged included sugarcane, plantain and tapioca.

Contractor found dead

Thangamani (40), a contractor employed in a private firm at Madukkarai, was found dead under suspicious circumstances along the railway track near the Madukkarai quarry area with injuries all over the body. Following a complaint from his family members, the Madukkarai police have registered a case.

Case against prisoners

The Race Course Police have registered a case against five prisoners of the Coimbatore Central Prison on charges of preventing and intimidating prison officials from discharging their duty, based on a complaint from the Superintendent (in charge) of the Central Prison.

It is learnt that five prisoners, Ashok Kumar, Murugan, Porikara Selvan, Ravi and Palraj, took objection to the practice of frisking prisoners who return from the Coimbatore Medical College hospital after treatment. The decision to frisk prisoners was taken following the seizure of 50 gm of ganja from one prisoner.

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