Seven persons arrested for burglary near Katpadi

Seven arrested for burglary in hotelier's house in Vellore, with recovered jewelry and silver items; investigation ongoing.

Seven persons were arrested for burglary at a hotelier’s house in Mettukulam village near Katpadi in Vellore.

Police said the arrested persons were identified as P. Tygarajan, 35, K. Venkatesh, 36, E. Satish, 30, A. Saravanan, 23, E. Bharathi, 36, S Gopi, 39, and M. Pushparaj, 27. They belong to Vellore and adjoining areas. Police recovered 40 sovereigns of gold jewellery and a few silver items from the gang.

Initial inquiry revealed that the victim S. Raja, 62, who runs a restaurant, moved to his own house in the village a few years ago. As he arranged marriage for his second daughter, Raja and his family members went to Chennai to buy various things for the marriage. When they returned on March 22, they found the main door of the house was damaged. 

Immediately, he alerted Katpadi police, who rushed to the shop with forensic experts. Fingerprints were taken. Police have also taken footage along the route where the house was located. The Superintendent of Police (SP) N. Mathivanan has formed five special teams to nab the culprits. A case has been registered.

During a surprise vehicle check near Vellore, police stopped Venkatesh and Satish, who were on a two-wheeler. The duo gave contradictory answers on their purpose of travel and failed to provide valid documents of the vehicle. They were taken to Katpadi police station where the duo admitted the burglary in the hotelier house. They also gave details of other gang members, who were arrested from their hideout. Later, they were lodged at Central Prison in Vellore. A probe is underway.