87 sovereigns recovered from burglar

The history-sheeter has several robbery cases and also a murder case pending against him in Coimbatore. Vijayakanth, a head constable attached to the Madipakkam police station, was patrolling in plainclothes near Dhandeeswaram Main Road in Velachery. When he intercepted Sundar Raj, he took a pepper spray, used it on the policeman and began to run. While Vijayakanth shouted for help, the auto-rickshaw driver Mohanasundaram, came forward to help the police and both of them managed to catch Sundar Raj. After investigating him, the police recovered 87 sovereigns of jewels that he sold at Thiruporur. Theyalso seized a car, mobile phone and laptop. He hasinvolved in several robberies around Adambakkam, said the police.