Yet another bid to loot ATM; 2 held in Korattur

The police, however, managed to catch two men red-handed in the latter case. The accused have been identified as Anil Kumar Patil (21) and Sagar Dutta (19) of Odisha. They were working at an electrical shop in Ambattur Industrial Estate. Police said Anil Kumar Patil is married and is residing in Manalurpet with his wife. A screw driver, a cutting machine and a junction box were seized from them. 

After the preliminary inquiry, police said that the duo watched YouTube videos and learnt how to burgle ATMs. When they tried to break open the ATM on Monday night, a sensor based security system triggered an alarm. The panicked burglars tried to flee the spot, but were caught by the security personnel of Bhakthavatsalam College who handed them over to police. Police are also trying to find out whether the same men had tried to burgle the IOB ATM on Sunday. 

Thirty sovereigns of gold jewels and a diamond necklace were burgled from a house near Mangadu on Monday. The house owner Bhagyaraj, an engineer working at Ramapuram, had gone to his in-laws’ house in Kalpakkam to celebrate his wife’s birthday when the incident took place. 

Neighbours who noticed that the front door of his house on RGS Cauvery Street in Mugalivakkam was broken open, alerted Bhagyaraj immediately. The couple rushed to their house and found the valuables stolen. Based on a complaint, Mangadu police have registered a case and are investigating. 

In a similar incident, eight sovereigns of gold jewels were burgled from the house of a retired employee at Pallikaranai. The victim, Pichumani (69), who had gone to Kumbakonam along with family to attend a temple festival was also informed by his neighbours over phone on Monday about the incident. He rushed to Chennai on Tuesday and found that eight sovereigns of gold jewels had been burgled. Based on his complaint at vfghfghf police station, a case has been registered. A hunt is on to nab the burglars.