4 including two women steal from 88-year-old's home in Adyar; held
On September 20, the four of them sneaked into the house. After Saroja went for a nap, they took the gold chain that she kept on the table and fled.
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CHENNAI: The city police on Tuesday arrested four persons, including two women, for sneaking into an elderly woman's house in Adyar and stealing a 12-sovereign chain, 10 days ago.
One of the accused, K Rajamani (49), was engaged by the victim, T Saroja (88), for gardening work at her home in Adyar's Indira Nagar. After finding out that the octogenarian lived alone, Rajamani gathered accomplices to steal from Saroja's home.
On September 20, the four of them sneaked into the house. After Saroja went for a nap, they took the gold chain that she kept on the table and fled. Based on Saroja’s complaint, the Tiruvanmiyur police registered a case and conducted investigations during which the needle of suspicion pointed to Rajamani.
A police team picked up Rajamani who spilled the beans which led to the arrest of her associates, A Manogaran (50), P Rajesh Kumar (36), and R Bhuvaneshwari (32).
Investigations revealed that they pawned the stolen jewellery and shared the money among them. All four of them were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.