Burglary suspect suffers heart attack in custody
On January 5, when Senthil returned home from work in the evening, he found the front door broken, and the locker inside empty, following which he filed a police complaint.
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CHENNAI: Rahamatullah (38) of Pulianthope, detained in connection with a burglary case, was admitted to Government Hospital in Royapettah after he suffered a mild heart attack while being interrogated in police custody.
Police sources said that the suspect had a previous health condition which had worsened. Rahamatullah was picked up by a team of Royapettah police, who were probing the complaint by M Senthil (51), about a burglary of 19 sovereign jewellery and Rs 20 lakh cash from a house in Triplicane.
On January 5, when Senthil returned home from work in the evening, he found the front door broken, and the locker inside empty, following which he filed a police complaint. The police, with CCTV footages in the area, picked up Rahamatullah from his house.
During interrogation, he developed health complications after which he was moved to a hospital nearby and later admitted to Government Stanley hospital.