Gang involved in car, mobile thefts busted in Tamil Nadu

COIMBATORE: Seven men, who were involved in robbing two men from Kerala of a car, Rs3 lakh and mobile phones, were arrested on Tuesday.
The Madukkarai police said the seven-member gang, led by Suraj alias Ansar, had created an account on OLX and placed an advertisement to sell pickup trucks.
Sujith Kumar, who runs a courier service in Kerala, contacted Suraj after seeing advertisement. “Suraj agreed to sell the pickup trucks to Sujith and invited him to come in front of Karpagam Medical College and Hospital near Madukkarai,” a police officer attached to Madukkarai police station said.
Sujith, along with his three friends, including Sunil Kumar, reached Karpagam College in a car on July 7. Suraj also reached there with two of his accomplices and informed Sujith that the pickup trucks were in a nearby garage. The trio went in the car with Sujith and Sunil to the garage, leaving Sujith’s other two friends near the college.
When the car reached an isolated place, Suraj and friends thrashed Sujith and Sunil, stole three mobile phones, Rs3 lakh and the car. They dumped Suraj and Sunil on Pollachi-Palakkad highway and sped off,” the officer said.
Sujith immediately lodged a complaint with the Madukkarai police. During a vehicle check at Madukkarai check post, police nabbed the seven-member gang while they were travelling in a truck. Police have recovered all the stolen items from the gang.