KRISHNAGIRI: Four youths, including two college students, were arrested in Krishnagiri in the early hours of Smorning after they were found with weapons and other materials suspected to have been procured for carrying out robberies, police said.
Police identified the youths as K Singaravelan, 23, of Korappanayakkanpatti, M Kalki,23, of Malayandahalli, G Ilamparuthi, 21, and S Vimal, 21.
“During questioning, the youths told police that they had arrived from Hosur on two-wheelers and were planning to travel to Pochampally. However, their presence at the bus stand, dressed in black and carrying bags, aroused suspicion,” said an officer from the Krishnagiri town police station. During interrogation, the youths told police that they had watched videos online to learn methods of committing robberies and avoiding detection.
The youths were apprehended during a night patrol at the Krishnagiri new bus stand. A search of their belongings led to the seizure of knives, masks, gloves, syringes, sedatives, laser lights, pesticide, acid and other items. Singaravelan and Kalki are working as rental vehicle drivers, while Ilamparuthi was a second-year BA Economics student at a govt college in Dharmapuri and Vimal is a second-year BBA student at a private college in Morappur. Police found that the youths had planned to disguise themselves as food delivery personnel to move around target areas without attracting suspicion. During questioning, they admitted to surveying locations in the Mookandapalli area of Hosur with the intention of identifying targets for robbery. They were remanded in judicial custody.