As per report the local police have detained 26 year old Murali, a relative of Murugan, who is a history-sheeter and an accused in the theft. Meanwhile the detention is reportedly to track down the jewelry stolen from the shop on October 2. Furthermore the men seen in the CCTV footage removing the jewelry from the showcase are allegedly Murugan and another man named Suresh, police suspect that several others were involved in the planning and attempt to sell the jewelry.
Meanwhile the clues all fell into place after an intense bike chase on October 3, a day after the theft made headlines. Police at the Vilamal Junction in Tiruvarur spotted suresh and another history-sheeter named Manikandan travelling together by bike. A senior officer from the district said “We had our own sources on the ground telling us that Manikandan and suresh were involved in the case. We had already intensified vehicle searches after the robbery and when our beat officers spotted them and tried to stop them, they just sped past”.
Moreover CCTV footage from the spot shows the two men speeding away and two policemen immediately jumping on a bike to chase them, while Manikandan was riding the bike on the busy road, suresh was riding pillion. The officer said “The minute they tried to escape our suspicions increased. We tailed them for about 10 minutes. suresh jumped into a water channel and escaped. But we nabbed Manikandan”.
