Keralam Six detained for snatching 2 kg gold from jeweller in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (PTI) Six persons were detained on Saturday in connection with the snatching of a bag containing two kg of gold from a jewellery shop owner at Chalai here.

    Four of them, allegedly directly involved in the snatching, were intercepted in Wayanad, while the other two, allegedly part of the conspiracy, were taken into custody in Thiruvananthapuram, police sources said.

    Nandakumar (50), the shop owner, was returning home on his electric scooter after closing the shop around 10.35 pm on Thursday. As he was travelling from Chalai towards Marakkada Road, two helmeted men on a motorcycle approached him from behind and snatched a black bag containing the gold, police said.

    The gold was valued at about Rs 2.6 crore, according to the FIR. A case was registered at Fort police station under sections 304 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

    Police got leads on those involved on Friday, sources said. The motorcycle used in the crime had been abandoned, and the accused travelled by car to Tamil Nadu. As the probe extended there, the gang moved to Karnataka. A Kerala police team followed them, and the accused then shifted to Wayanad on realising they were being pursued, officials said.

    Acting on information from the investigation team, Wayanad police intercepted the four accused. The team that had gone to Karnataka also reached Wayanad, and another team from Thiruvananthapuram was sent to bring the accused to the state capital, sources said.

    Police have information on the whereabouts of the gold and are trying to recover it after questioning the accused.

    The detained persons were associated with the jewellery shop, and detailed interrogation was needed to establish the full extent of the conspiracy and how the robbery was carried out, police said.

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