Date:05/08/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/08/05/stories/2005080502320300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Gangsters arrested, stolen goods recovered

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: The Peravallur police on Thursday said it had busted a gang involved in pilferage of electronic goods from godowns. Six persons were arrested in this connection.

C. Sylendra Babu, Joint Commissioner of Police, North, said the gang members systematically removed electronic goods such as VCD, DVD players, grinders, mixies, television sets and picture tubes of television sets from four godowns in Puzhal and Red Hills.

The stolen property was then stacked in a godown in Sembium. A raid was conducted on Thursday following a tip off and the police arrested the gang members.

The arrested were identified as Padham (50), the leader of the gang and five of his associates from their homes in Sembium and Red Hills.

Padham was involved in stealing the goods from the godowns for almost a decade now.

The seized property was valued at Rs. 20 lakhs, Mr Babu added.