Trio stage drama to snatch policeman’s phone, nabbed
A three-member gang, which staged an epileptic seizure drama to snatch the mobile phone from a Good Samaritan who tried to help them, was nabbed after their victim turned out to a policeman who was returning home after work. The man who pretended to be suffering from fits was nabbed from the spot, while the rest were picked up based on the information he provided.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-09-14 20:28 GMT
Chennai
Head constable Balasubramaniam (54), attached to the Tiruvottiyur police station, was returning home at Pulianthope police quarters on Thursday evening. Clad in plainclothes, Balasubramaniam was riding through Royapuram bridge around 6.30 pm when a man came running to him seeking help for his friend who reportedly suffered epileptic seizure.
When Balasubramaniam tried to help the man who was lying on the bridge, a third person snatched his mobile phone and ran away. But the gang did not realise that their target was a policeman, who quickly overpowered the man who faked the seizure before he could escape.
During interrogation, the man, S Karthik (30) of Triplicane, provided information about his associates S Sathish (19) of Nagapattinam and J Daniel (28) of Tiruchy, who too were arrested.
Meanwhile, police arrested another gang who allegedly snatched mobile phone from a policeman at Mandaveli on September 2. Manimaran, an Armed Reserve constable, was robbed of his mobile phone at knifepoint by four men on two bikes. On Thursday, the police arrested Venkatesan (19), Surya (20), Saravanan (19) and a juvenile.
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