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Three juveniles arrested

CHENNAI: Three juveniles in conflict with law who stole household articles and valuables from temples for buying narcotics were arrested by the Mylapore police here on Wednesday.

Police said that a special team formed to investigate complaints of thefts in the Mylapore area apprehended the juveniles who were moving about in a suspicious manner on Dr. Ambedkar Road.

Stolen electronic gadgets and other articles worth about Rs. 50,000 were recovered from them.

Police said that the juveniles were produced in a city court and sent to a borstal school.

The trio claimed to be rag pickers, who later took to thefts when they required money to buy narcotic substances.

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