25-yr-old man detained under Goondas Act

Coimbatore: Coimbatore collector S Nagarajan detained a 25-year-old Pudukottai native, who was arrested for murdering a 71-year-old woman and stealing her gold jewellery, under the Goondas Act on Tuesday.
Police identified the man as Vinod, a construction worker from Pudukottai. He was staying in a rented house at Pannimadai in Coimbatore with his wife and daughter. He broke into the house of the woman on Market Street on April 17, killed her and stole 10g gold jewellery including ear studs, nose ring, a ring and her mobile phone. Police arrested Vinod, who had gone missing after the incident, from Karumathampatti on April 25. He is lodged in the Coimbatore Central Prison.
The Thadagam police, which investigated the murder case, had submitted a detailed report to the collector and recommended that Vinod be detained under the Goondas Act. The rural police had arrested Vinod earlier in connection with a murder case at Vadamadurai, sources added.TNN