CHENNAI: The city police have arrested two men for the break-in at US national Cary Stewart's home at Neelankarai on February 17. Investigators said quick thinking by Stewart's wife Diana helped them crack the case.
A gang of four had rung the doorbell at the Stewarts' home and barged in when Cary opened the door. Diana, who was on the first floor sensed trouble and locked herself in a bedroom and dialled 100 to call police.
Police sirens were heard within minutes and the intruders panicked and fled leaving behind the two bikes they had arrived on. This helped police nab two of the robbers identified as Surendar, 24, a native of Madurai, and Vani Karuppu, 27, from Virudhunagar. Police said the two were involved in more than 10 burglary cases in Madurai and Sivaganga districts. A magistrate court remanded them in judicial custody. A special police team is searching for the other two gang members.
Police said the the gang first struck at the home of senior citizens Ramachandran and Saroja at Besant Nagar on February 14, stealing cash and jewellery, when the couple was away inTiruchi for a family function. On February 17, the gang targeted the Stewarts' duplex independent house at Vettuvankeni. Cary, 43, a resident of Florida in the US, has worked as a music teacher at a school at Perungudi for the past decade.
A gang of four had rung the doorbell at the Stewarts' home and barged in when Cary opened the door. Diana, who was on the first floor sensed trouble and locked herself in a bedroom and dialled 100 to call police.
Police sirens were heard within minutes and the intruders panicked and fled leaving behind the two bikes they had arrived on. This helped police nab two of the robbers identified as Surendar, 24, a native of Madurai, and Vani Karuppu, 27, from Virudhunagar. Police said the two were involved in more than 10 burglary cases in Madurai and Sivaganga districts. A magistrate court remanded them in judicial custody. A special police team is searching for the other two gang members.
Police said the the gang first struck at the home of senior citizens Ramachandran and Saroja at Besant Nagar on February 14, stealing cash and jewellery, when the couple was away inTiruchi for a family function. On February 17, the gang targeted the Stewarts' duplex independent house at Vettuvankeni. Cary, 43, a resident of Florida in the US, has worked as a music teacher at a school at Perungudi for the past decade.
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