Extortion of Rs 16 lakh by blackmailing shop owner: 5 separate teams to catch robbers
A large number of retail and wholesale shops are operating near Tirupur Old bus Stand. A large number of people visit these shops daily. On Saturdays and Sundays, which are holidays, shops in areas like Old bus Stand and Pudu Market Road, Kamatchi Amman Koil Road are crowded. In this case, many people from northern states have various shops on Kamatshi Amman Koil Road. Hajmat Singh (40) runs a shop selling home appliances such as cooker mixers. In this situation, 7 people came to his shop on saturday night to buy goods.
In this situation, suddenly the gang threatened Hajmat Singh with weapons including sickle and knife and asked him to give money. Then he refused to pay. The gang continued to threaten him and snatched Rs 16 lakh and mobile phone from the shop and fled in a car in the blink of an eye. Hajmat Singh lodged a complaint with the Tirupur South police about the incident. After that, the police went to the spot and conducted an investigation.
Also, the police have started investigation after capturing the footage recorded in the surveillance camera of the concerned shop. Meanwhile, the gang of robbers stopped the car used for kidnapping in the area of Palladam Road Vidyalayam and fled away. The police who found it informed the forensic experts. Forensic experts who visited after that recorded fingerprints on the car. Similarly, the police have arrested the owner of the car, Sakthivel, and are investigating the car.
Meanwhile, the CCTV footage of the bandits fleeing after stopping the car in the Palladam Road Vidyalayam area is now going viral. The scene of one by one running away with the wallet was recorded on the surveillance camera in the school premises. 5 special forces have been formed to nab the robbers involved in the incident. Special forces have rushed to the southern districts including madurai and Sivagangai. Preliminary investigation by the police has revealed that the owner of the car, Sakthivel, had obtained the car on false information that the gang involved in the robbery had to take a woman to the hospital. Also, the police are continuing to investigate the matter. This incident, which has taken place on Kamachi Amman Koil Road, which is always bustling with public movement in Tirupur, has created a lot of excitement.