Four including history-sheeter held for stealing laptop and mobile phones
Four individuals, including a history-sheeter, have been arrested for robbing a software engineer of his laptop and mobile phones in Arumbakkam. The victim was assaulted after leaving a hotel while intoxicated and was threatened with a knife. The police identified the suspects through CCTV footage and arrested them, revealing the history of criminal activity of one of the accused.
- ▪The incident occurred near 100-Feet Road in Arumbakkam.
- ▪The victim was a software engineer named Shyam Dhan Ghoshal from West Bengal.
- ▪One of the accused, Vignesh alias 'Pallu' Vicky, has 58 pending robbery and chain-snatching cases against him.
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The CMBT police have arrested four persons, including a history-sheeter, for allegedly assaulting and robbing a software engineer of his laptop and mobile phones near Arumbakkam.The accused were identified as Vignesh alias “Pallu” Vicky, 30, of Mangadu, Thirupathi, a college student, and his associates Gautham and Sanjay Kumar.The Police said the victim, Shyam Dhan Ghoshal, 30, a native of West Bengal, was staying at a hostel in Vadapalani while working at a software company in Pudupet.On May 5, after completing his work, Shyam visited a hotel in Egmore where he consumed alcohol.
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