3 burglars held in Erode, 45.5 sovereigns of jewels recovered

Special teams of police scrutinised the CCTV images and tracked down the accused, identified as S Ramamurthy (28), K Manikandan (44), both hailing from Thiruchendur and R Karthi alias Prakash (36), from Sakthi, on Saturday

DTNEXT Bureau

Published:7th Sep, 2025 at 9:38 PM

COIMBATORE: Three persons were arrested for looting 45.5 sovereigns of gold jewels and Rs 16,000 by breaking into a locked house in Erode.

Based on a complaint from Sathish Kumar, from Malar Garden in Nehru Nagar, that burglars took away the jewels and cash by breaking into his house on 4 September, the Sakthi police registered a case. Special teams of police scrutinised the CCTV images and tracked down the accused, identified as S Ramamurthy (28), K Manikandan (44), both hailing from Thiruchendur and R Karthi alias Prakash (36), from Sakthi, on Saturday.

The police then recovered the stolen 45.5 sovereigns of gold jewels, Rs 2,500 in cash and seized a mini good carrier vehicle used for the burglary. Police also seized three children's bicycles, which were stolen by them from the portico of a house owned by Kadiresan in the nearby Raju Nagar.

The arrested accused were produced in court and remanded in judicial custody.

3 burglars held in Erode, 45.5 sovereigns of jewels recovered

Special teams of police scrutinised the CCTV images and tracked down the accused, identified as S Ramamurthy (28), K Manikandan (44), both hailing from Thiruchendur and R Karthi alias Prakash (36), from Sakthi, on Saturday

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