Woman robbed by three ‘fellow travellers’ in auto

CHENNAI: A 63-year-old woman was robbed of seven-sovereign chain by three women who posed as her co-travellers in an autorickshaw on Wednesday evening. Police said Thayammal (63), a resident of Thirumullaivoyal, was waiting at the Ambattur CIT Colony bus stop around 5 pm on Wednesday.

“Three women standing near her asked her where she was bound for.  Thayammal told them that she was going to Saraswathi Vinayagar Nagar. The trio told her that they were passing through that way and convinced her to share an auto ride. All four women boarded the autorickshaw and Thayammal was seated in the middle,” said a police officer.

After Thayammal got down near her house, the three women and auto fled the spot. Later, she realised that she was robbed of her seven-sovereign gold chain and lodged a complaint with the Ambattur police.
The Ambattur police have registered a case and further investigations are on.

2 women held in cheating case

Chennai: Two women have been arrested for allegedly cheating a woman of `35 lakh at Pallavaram. Jeeva, 32, of Mallika Nagar in Old Pallavaram runs a finance business. “A few months ago, she befriended one Naga Jyothi, 34, of the same locality. Later, Naga introduced Jeeva to another woman Devi, who runs iron scrap business. Believing Naga’s claim that Devi would double money, Jeeva gave Devi around `35 lakh in instalments, but never got any returns,” said a police source. Subsequently, Jeeva lodged a complaint with the Pallavaram police who, in turn, arrested Naga Jyothi and Devi and got them remanded in judicial custody.

Narcotics Control Bureau sleuths dispose of 525 kg of drugs seized in seven cases

Chennai: Sleuths of the Narcotics Control Bureau, Chennai Zone, on Thursday disposed of around 525.5 kg of drugs seized in seven cases. According to a release, the NCB Chennai zone unit carried out the destruction of seized drugs such as ganja, ephedrine and ketamine weighing around 525.5 kg. “As per court orders, the seized drugs were incinerated at GJ Multiclave at Thenmelpakkam in Kancheepuram in the presence of the drug disposal committee. The drugs included 503. 65 kg of ganja, 8.300 kg of ephedrine and 14.650 kg of ketamine,” the release added. There have been many arrests of drug sellers in the state recently as well.