Crime file: Man held with gold bars worth over Rs one cr at IGI airport; Ayyappa devotee hacks wife and more
Man held with gold bars worth over Rs one cr at IGI airport
New Delhi: A 24-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly smuggling into the country gold bars valuing over Rs one crore at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here.
The accused, who hails from Alipur in Karnataka, was intercepted by customs officials after his arrival from Bangkok. On thorough checking, four gold bars were found in his hand baggage.
"Each of the four gold bars were found wrapped inside white colour tape. The recovered gold bars totally weighed 4,000 grams (4 kgs) and was collectively valued at Rs 1.04 crore," a press release issued by the customs said.
The passenger was arrested and gold bars were seized, it said. The accused was to board a flight to Singapore, official sources said. He has been sent to Tihar jail under judicial custody till December 4, they said, adding the matter is being probed further.
Next: Ayyappa devotee hacks wife
Ayyappa devotee hacks wife
Chennai: A 25-year-old daily wage worker on Tuesday night hacked his wife with a sickle doubting her fidelity and later surrendered at the Adambakkam police station.
As Murugan attacked Dhanalakshmi with a sickle, she suffered many cut injuries and is battling for life. She had lodged a complaint with the all-woman police station recently stating he was harassing her.
Next: Congress functionary hacked to death
Congress functionary hacked to death
Puducherry: A Congress functionary was hacked to death by motorcycle-borne assailants at PeriyakÂattupallam, in Cuddalore district, on Tuesday night.
According to the police, the victim, Kamaraj (36), a member of the PuduÂcherry Pradesh Congress Committee, and hailing from Poornankuppam, in Puducherry, was into real estate business.
Kamaraj was riding his two-wheeler when a gang waylaid him at Periyakattupallam and indiscriminately attacked him sharp-edged weapons. The incident occurred around 9 pm.
Kamaraj sustained grievous injuries and died on the spot. The assailants immediately fled the scene.
The murder triggered tension and shopkeepers and traders downed shutters fearing violence. Tension mounted after supporters of Kamaraj from nearby PoornÂankÂuppam resorted to a road blockade and stoned buses and other vehicles proceeding on the PuducÂherry-Cuddalore road.
The police resorted to a mild caning and chased away the protestors. The police suspect that a feud could be the reason behind the murder.
The police have detained five persons in connection with the murder. A case has been registered and further enquiries are on.
Next: Rs 13 lakh looted from Town Bank in Anantapur district
Rs 13 lakh looted from Town Bank in Anantapur district
Anantapur: Thieves looted Rs 13 lakh from the safety lockers of the Ramnagar branch of Anantapur Town Bank here in the wee hours of Wednesday.
The incident came to light on Wednesday morning when the manager and staff opened the branch. Though, the Ramnagar branch is fully air conditioned, the authorities had failed to set up CCTV cameras in the branch.
The branch had also no watchmen at night and that helped the robbers to loot the locker very easily.
Two town CI Mansuruddin said the branch staff had deposited Rs 13 lakh, collected during Tuesday, at the safety locker of the branch and had closed it on Tuesday evening.
The thieves entered from the main door after opening the gates with duplicate keys and used a similar method to open the safety locker. They looted Rs 13 lakh from the safety locker and escaped in the dark.
Meanwhile, the robbers also poured a acidic substance to wipe out finger prints and other evidences to confuse sniffer dogs and the police. CI said a case has been registered and a manhunt launched to nab the robbers.
The police suspect the employees have a hand in the robbery. Normally two keys are required to open a bank locker but the robbers easily opened the locker.
CCS CIs B. Sreenivasulu and K. Raju rushed to the spot and questioned the employees and committee members of the Town Bank branch. There have been differences among the members and several employees of Town Bank since some months.
Next: Three murders remain unsolved
Three murders remain unsolved
Srikkanth Dhasarathy | DC
Chennai: While there have been murder cases that were solved within a few hours of their happening, three shocking acts of murder that rocked the city.
On Tuesday, VijayÂakÂumar, a 45-year-old small-time buÂsÂinÂessman, was stalked and hacked to death near his house at Arasappa Mudali street in PurasaÂwalkam.
People of the area couldn’t believe that such an act could have happened in the densely populated residential area. Kaniga, a resident who moved in below the house of VijaÂyakumar on the day of mÂurder, has still not recovered from the shoÂck.
HoÂweÂver, the Vepery police, that has been investigating the case, maintained that the case would be cracked any time soon.
In the case of Dr Subbiah, it’s even more appalling as the police are not able to track down the killers, suspected to be henchmen, in spite of being in possession of a five-minute-long CCTV footage. Two attackers lyncÂhÂed the 58-year-old surgeon on September 15 in R.A. PÂuÂrÂÂam.
On September 23, the doctor succumbed to injuÂriÂeÂs and subsequently, high coÂurt advocate Boris, his brother Baisil and their parents surrendered before the police in Chennai and Coimbatore respectively.
Five special teams have been formed since the murder and investigations are in full swing, but the police haven’t managed to net any of the assailants.
The case of a 64-year-old woman, Vimala SanthanÂam’s murder in February this year is as good as forgotten now, as the police seem to have no further leads other than the murder being an inside job.
In defence of the police department, a senior police officer said no police officer would want an unsolved murder in his profile. “Sometimes, it just happens that the investigation becomes time-consuming and also we have to ensure that the right person is apprehended,” the officer explained.
