Police recovered a 14g gold chain and two mobile phones and seized a two-wheeler used in one of the robbery incidents. Chennai: Police arrested six men and detained a juvenile in three separate snatching cases in Puzhal, Arumbakkam and RK Nagar, reported on Sunday and Tuesday.
In the case reported in Puzhal, Kathirvel, 39, of Lakshmipuram, was arrested for snatching a gold chain from a 17-year-old Class XII student in Surya Nagar on Tuesday. In Arumbakkam, food delivery worker Ashoth, 30, was standing outside his office on Poonamallee High Road when Karthikeyan , 19, and Deepak , 20, snatched his mobile phone on Tuesday. In RK Nagar, Ajay, 19, was walking near the IOC bus stop on Sunday when four people riding a two-wheeler snatched his phone. Police arrested Karuppasamy, 21, Dinesh, 29, and Subash , 26, and detained a 16-year-old juvenile.
Karthikeyan had three previous cases and Deepak had one, police said. The student was returning home on his bicycle after tuition when his school bag got caught in the vehicle. Kathirvel offered to help and later asked for a lift. he snatched the 14g chain and fled While riding with the boy. Onlookers caught him and handed him over to police. Kathirvel was later remanded in judicial custody. They threw stones at people who tried to catch them. Police recovered the phone and arrested both men. Subash had four previous cases, including attempted murder, while Dinesh had one and Karuppasamy had five. The three men were remanded in custody and the juvenile was sent to a govt observation home.