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Three held for stealing gold, cash from Vellore doctor’s house
Sathuvachari police in Vellore have arrested three burglars for stealing 45 sovereigns of gold jewellery, silver items, and ₹1.6 lakh cash from the home of a government doctor. The accused are K.…
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Sathuvachari police in Vellore have arrested three burglars for stealing 45 sovereigns of gold jewellery, silver items, and ₹1.6 lakh cash from the home of a government doctor. The accused are K. Murugan (44), R. Baskar (50), and B. Kanagavel (49), who met while in prison on earlier theft charges, police told The Hindu. Kanagavel, an auto-rickshaw driver, allegedly identified locked houses during his trips.
The victim, M. Ambika (70), was visiting her son in Chengalpattu when a tenant alerted her about a broken door. Police tracked the suspects through CCTV footage and mobile signals, recovering the stolen jewellery. The trio has been lodged at Vellore Central Prison as investigations continue.
The Indian Opinion
The swift arrest using CCTV and phone tracking shows police capability, but the fact that the trio met in prison raises a question: are our jails becoming training grounds for crime? The auto-rickshaw driver's method of scouting locked houses is a simple pattern that neighbourhood watch groups and beat constables can disrupt. The real test will be whether this leads to a crackdown on repeat offenders or just another case closed.
Source: thehindu.com
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