Man held for looting Rs 40 lakh
Police recover Rs 28 lakh
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-10-20 05:54 GMT
Coimbatore: A 56-year-old man was held on Saturday night for committing theft here, using attention diversion tactics. The police seized '28 lakh from him, and are on the look-out for three others involved in the con job, said the police.
On October 11, businessman S. Jaichand from Ooty had come to Coimbatore to transact some business. He had asked his driver, Vivek (25) to park the car in which they were travelling near Variety Hall road.
He then went to a temple nearby. While the driver was alone in the car, a gang of criminals had scattered a few currency notes near the vehicle. When the driver got out to pick them up, the gang stole the bag containing Rs 40 lakh in cash from the car.
A special team was formed to nab the gang involved in the theft. On Saturday night, the police had a tip-off that a man in possession of Rs 28 lakh in a bag was staying at a lodge on Big Bazaar Street.
Based on the tip off, the Ukkadam police team conducted a raid and seized Rs 28 lakh from S. Sheshu alias Adhikesavan, a native of Ramji Nagar, Tiruchy.
Adhikesavan told the police that his gang members diverted the attention of a driver and took away Rs 40 lakh from a car that was parked on Range Gowder Street on October 11. Special teams are on the look-out for three others involved in the crime.