Stolen bike traced to Nellai, cars, bikes seized

Kabilan, a resident of Anna Nedum Padhai in Choolaimedu, had lodged a complaint a month ago that his bike was stolen. Based on the complaint, police had registered a case.

Meanwhile, Kabilan received a message on his phone that he has been booked for traffic violation involving his stolen bike. After he alerted the Choolaimedu police about the message, inquiries revealed that the offence took place in Tirunelveli.

A team of police personnel led by crime inspector Prascitha Deepa rushed to Tirunelveli and secured the person in possession of the two-wheeler. He was identified as M Kombaiah (27) of Kalakkadu in Tirunelveli.

Police grilled him only to unearth the involvement of a larger vehicle stealing gang. “The main accused Arunachalam, a resident of Chennai, stole the vehicles and gave them to Kombaiah to sell them with fake documents. His friends have also been involved in the crime,” said police.

Choolaimedu police arrested Kombaiah and remanded him in judicial custody. A hunt has been launched for the absconding Arunachalam.

Vadapalani police seized a stolen bike during a vehicle check on Tuesday and handed over the culprit to Mamabalam police as the two-wheeler was stolen in their jurisdiction.

S Ganesh of Kancheepuram, who resides in Jafferkhanpet and works as a washing powder agent, was intercepted on suspicion near Vadapalani bus terminus as he operated the vehicle without keys.

Since he gave contradictory replies to queries and did not have vehicle documents, police verified the registration number and found it was registered in the name of one Suresh. 

Police contacted him and found that the bike was stolen on February 14 and a complaint has been lodged at Mambalam station.

Ganesh was handed over to Mambalam police station and further investigation is on.