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Police recover stolen goods

Staff Reporter

"Helmeted" chain-snatcher arrested; officers and teams commended

CHENNAI: The city police recovered stolen goods worth Rs 24.50 lakh, which included 132 sovereigns of gold jewels, two cars, two motorcycles and an auto-rickshaw.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Commissioner of Police Letika Saran said special teams formed to solve the cases had recovered the stolen goods and arrested 12 persons within a record time. She commended the officers and the teams for the good work.

The Commissioner made a special mention about the catch made by the Ambattur district police. Following complaints of chain snatching incidents in the suburbs by a motorcycle-borne robber wearing a helmet, a special team was formed.

The Avadi Tank Factory police nabbed the offender on September 19 and identified him as Manikandan (22), a resident of Thirumullaivoyal Housing Board Colony. The youth is understood to have said that he was studying B.E. in a private engineering college.

Apart from using his two-wheeler, Manikandan used his friend's two-wheeler also, the investigation showed. He admitted to having snatched gold chains in Tank Factory, Ambattur, Thirunindravoor, Ramachandra Medical college police station limits. Police recovered 24 gold chains and a ring weighing 402 gm and both the two-wheelers from him.

In a raid on lodges in Triplicane and Chintadripet, police recovered 70 passports from Mohan Pandala of Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. The lodge manager Karunaraj was arrested. Additional Commissioner of Police S R Jangid, Joint Commissioners of Police M Ravi, Sandeep Rai Rathore, G Dorairaj and Sunil Kumar were among other officers were present. The Commissioner handed over the properties to the owners.

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