History-sheeter held for heist, 30 sovereigns recovered

Police said H Parvathi of Saligramam went to her daughter’s house on Sunday.

When she returned, she found that the unidentified persons have broken open the house and escaped with 20 sovereigns kept in the cupboard.

Based on her complaint, Virugambakkam police registered a case and launched a hunt for the offenders.

Meanwhile, Raju was intercepted by police on patrol on Arunachalam Road on suspicion. A detailed interrogation revealed that it was he who burgled Parvathi’s house. He was immediately arrested and 14 sovereigns were seized from him. 

Police said that the accused has snatching and assault cases pending against him in Royapettah and Royapuram police stations.

Unidentified men broke open a shop in Mandaveli in a vain burglary attempt on Saturday night. 

B Sriram (53), resident of Devanathan Street, is running a DVD shop on the same street. On Saturday, he locked the shutter of his shop and went home.

Though the shop is usually closed on Sundays, other shopkeepers found the shutter lock missing and alerted Sriram. Abiramapuram police have registered a case and further investigation is on. As no property was found stolen, police suspect that the miscreants must have fled the spot after noticing some movement.

Meanwhile, a lawyer has lodged a complaint at Ice House police station alleging that the smartphone kept in her house was stolen by unidentified persons. M Vathsala (29) of Triplicane, a lawyer practising at the Madras High Court, left her iPhone in the hall while she remained in her room.

When she came out after a while, the phone could not be found. Based on her complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is on.