Thiruvananthapuram: Kadakkavoor police here on Tuesday recorded the arrest of a five-member gang that was involved in chain snatching using stolen vehicles. The police identified the accused as Shamir, 21, of Pallippuram, Abin, 21, of Kadakkavoor, Akhil Preman, 20, of Vakkom, Hareesh, 19, of Chirayinkeezhu and Jernisha, 22, of Nilamel.
Among the accused, Shamir and Abin are accused of stealing a vehicle and then using it to commit robbery. Akhil Preman and Hareesh are accused of modifying the stolen motorcycle beyond recognition. Jernisha is accused of helping them sell off the gold chain that was snatched.
The police said the accused were held following an investigation into a case related to the robbery of gold chain of an 80-year-old woman at Angilimukku near Kadakkavoor on Saturday morning. The two accused gruesomely attacked the woman who was walking along the road before fleeing with her gold chain. The incident was caught on a surveillance camera.
The duo were habitual offenders, involved in a series of similar crimes in and outside the district, including Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. Hence the police could easily identify them. After they were taken into custody, the police found out that the motorcycle they used was allegedly stolen from the parking lot of Government Medical College Hospital during the early hours of Saturday.
The two also revealed the involvement of others. The police have recovered the vehicle. Jernisha, who worked as an assistant manager at a private finance firm at Chalakudy, had helped them sell off the chain. The police are also probing into her financial activities.
During the interrogation, the gang admitted to committing more similar crimes in the recent past. The team that arrested the accused were led by Varkala DSP P Niyas, Kadakkavoor station house officer inspector V Ajesh and sub inspectors S S Deepu and Mahin Manohar.
Among the accused, Shamir and Abin are accused of stealing a vehicle and then using it to commit robbery. Akhil Preman and Hareesh are accused of modifying the stolen motorcycle beyond recognition. Jernisha is accused of helping them sell off the gold chain that was snatched.
The police said the accused were held following an investigation into a case related to the robbery of gold chain of an 80-year-old woman at Angilimukku near Kadakkavoor on Saturday morning. The two accused gruesomely attacked the woman who was walking along the road before fleeing with her gold chain. The incident was caught on a surveillance camera.
The duo were habitual offenders, involved in a series of similar crimes in and outside the district, including Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. Hence the police could easily identify them. After they were taken into custody, the police found out that the motorcycle they used was allegedly stolen from the parking lot of Government Medical College Hospital during the early hours of Saturday.
The two also revealed the involvement of others. The police have recovered the vehicle. Jernisha, who worked as an assistant manager at a private finance firm at Chalakudy, had helped them sell off the chain. The police are also probing into her financial activities.
During the interrogation, the gang admitted to committing more similar crimes in the recent past. The team that arrested the accused were led by Varkala DSP P Niyas, Kadakkavoor station house officer inspector V Ajesh and sub inspectors S S Deepu and Mahin Manohar.
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