Chennai: Man arrested for robbing phone, cash in Otteri; mobile recovered

CHENNAI: Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a robbery in Otteri, where a victim was threatened and robbed of his mobile phone and Rs. 500 cash. The stolen phone has since been recovered.

The victim, Ravi Prasad (25), a resident of Sivasakthi Amman Koil Street in West Mambalam, had married a 21-year-old woman from Otteri’s S.S. Puram about 11 months ago. On April 14, 2026, following a verbal dispute with his wife, she left for her mother’s home in Otteri. That night, when Ravi Prasad went to her house to reconcile, he found it locked. While waiting nearby, two unidentified men approached him, questioned his presence, and threatened him before snatching his mobile phone and Rs.500.

Based on a complaint filed by Ravi Prasad at the Secretariat Colony Police Station (Crime ), police registered a case and launched an investigation

A team led by the Crime Branch Inspector arrested one of the accused, Eri Ashwin Thomas (24), of Flowers Road, 4th Street, Purasawalkam, on Thursday. The victim’s mobile phone was recovered from his possession.

Ashwin Thomas was produced before a court on the same day and remanded to judicial custody. Police are continuing their search for the second accused, who remains at large.