Coimbatore

Police said Shanmugam, 50, from Vadavalli received the gold bars from a shop in Gandhipuram to make them into jewels by delivering them in another spot. “He was bound to Vadavalli in his two-wheeler, when two men followed and intercepted him in another vehicle. They brandished a knife and threatened to kill him if he did not give the gold bars in his possession. The duo then snatched the gold after assaulting him and sped away from the spot,” police said. The Vadavalli police have registered a case.