Gang held near Vaniyambadi for burglary

TIRUPATTUR A gang of five persons were arrested by Vaniyambadi Taluk police in Tirupattur on Saturday for stealing 52 sovereigns of gold jewellery, one kilogram of silver objects and around ₹20,000 lakh cash from the house of a painter recently. in the area a few days ago. The arrested persons were identified as K. Naveen, 26, T. Parthiban, 30, S. Gopinath, 39, G.

Manikandan, 40, and C. Sarathkumar, 25. They are previous offenders and have theft cases against them in Salem, Dharmapuri, Tirupattur, Thanjavur, and Pudukottai. Initial inquiry revealed that the victim, R. Prabhakaran, 39, was living with his family including wife Geetha (34) and mother Ambika (65) in the house near Vaniyambadi town a few days ago when the gang barged into the house. The police said the gang allegedly tied R.

Prabhakaran, 39, and his family and stole the valuables from the house before fleeing the spot. Mr. Prabhakaran managed to untie himself and alerted Vaniyambadi Taluk police. Sniffer dogs and finger print experts were roped. Special teams were formed to nab the suspects.