Thiruvananthapuram: A dangerous criminal who was recently involved in an armed robbery in a jewellery showroom at Channankara was arrested by Kadinamkulam police on Saturday. Police identified the accused as Vishnu alias Thamburu, 22, of of Mundanchira near Kadinamkulam.
Police said the accused was nabbed when he was spotted by the cops during a vehicle inspection. Vishnu, who was riding a motorcycle, tried to escape after abandoning the vehicle, when the cops signalled him to stop. However, the policemen chased him down and took him into custody.
The accused was caught by a team comprising sub-inspector R Ratheesh Kumar and civil police officers Dileep Kumar, Manu and Anil Kumar. They were conducting vehicle inspection at Mundanchira junction on Sunday morning when Vishnu landed in their custody.
According to police, Vishnu was the mastermind of the armed robbery in the jewellery showroom a month ago, in which his gang carried out the robbery after terrorising the staff by hurling explosives at them. Police had arrested two of his accomplices a few days ago.
Besides this, Vishnu was an accused in numerous cases recorded at Kadinamkulam, Mangalapuram, Kazhakootam and Chirayinkeezh police stations.