Kochi : A 50-year-old woman was arrested with 32g of synthetic drug during an investigation carried out as part of Operation Toofan on Thursday. The arrested person, Minimol of Kothamangalam, had been staying in a rented house in Muvattupuzha.
Man arrested for chain snatching Varapuzha Police on Thursday arrested Umesh , 45, of Cheranalloor for allegedly snatching the gold chain of an elderly woman after approaching her on the pretext of asking for directions. The stolen chain was recovered from a financial institution in Paravur, where it had allegedly been pledged for Rs 1.5 lakh. Muvattupuzha Police on Thursday arrested Arun Babu, 31, of Muvattupuzha, for allegedly stealing liquor bottles from the premium counter of the Bevco outlet at Vazhappilly on Tuesday.
The police examined CCTV footage while also focusing on people recently released from prison after serving sentences in chain-snatching cases.
Officers said Umesh is an accused in chain-snatching cases registered at Hill Palace, Kalady, Mulanthuruthy, Paravur and Elamakkara police stations. He reportedly told investigators that he committed the theft to fund gambling. The operation was conducted by a team led by Muvattupuzha circle inspector M S Faisal at the directive of Muvattupuzha DSP K R Manoj. The team included Muvattupuzha SHO Subin Biju, SI R B Roshni, ASIs P S Salim, K M Aneesh and K A Anas and senior civil police officers Varghese Venatt, K Girish Kumar, C A Shiyas, Dayesh, Sreeju Rajan, Sijas and Mithu Mohan. The accused was produced before a court and remanded in custody.