Rajkumar is from Hutco Colony in Beelamet, Coimbatore, and is married to Kalasalya. The couple used to take walks every morning, but one day Rajkumar took a walk alone. While he was gone, Kalasalya was approached by some mysterious individuals who attempted to snatch her necklace. She held onto it tightly, causing a commotion, and the criminals fled the scene, leaving the jewel behind. However, during the scuffle Kalasalya fell and sustained minor injuries. The Singhanallur police launched an investigation and discovered a viral video of the incident on social media. Using CCTV footage, they were able to confirm that the car used by the robbers had stayed within the city limits. Eventually, Abhishek and Sakthivel were found to be responsible and were arrested near the Coimbatore Airport Road. Abhishek had a criminal record for jewel extortion, and both suspects confirmed that they had conspired to rob Kalasalya’s necklace. During their attempted escape, both men fell and broke their arms. They were taken to the Coimbatore Government Hospital for treatment.
Coimbatore: Rajkumar hails from Hutco Colony in Beelamet, Coimbatore. His wife is Kalasalya (38). They used to walk every morning.
In this case, he took a walk alone the day before yesterday morning. When he went to GV Residency apartment, the mysterious persons who came by car tried to snatch the necklace from Kelasalya’s neck.
Then he made a noise by holding his jewelry tightly with his hand. Frightened, the miscreants escaped leaving behind the jewel. When the miscreants tried to snatch the jewelry, Kelasalya stumbled and fell down, sustaining minor injuries. Singhanallur police investigated the incident based on his complaint. Meanwhile, a video related to the incident of trying to steal jewelry from Kelasalya went viral on social media.
The special police scrutinized the CCTV footage at the checkpoints to confirm whether the car had left the city. The car was not registered in it. Subsequently, the police confirmed that the people involved in the robbery attempt and the car were inside Singhanallur.
Abhishek (25) from Tiruvannamalai district and his friend Sakthivel (29) from Dharmapuri district were found to be involved in the robbery attempt. The police arrested the two people who were hanging around the Coimbatore Airport Road yesterday.
In this regard, Deputy Commissioners Shanmugam and Sandish say, “Abhishek has earlier cases of extortion of jewels. Abhishek has been working in Coimbatore as an employee of a food parcel distribution company and Sakthivel as a rental car driver. As Shaktivel needs money, both of them decide to rob the jewels together. Shakthivel drives the car and Abhishek tries to snatch the jewel. This car has no number plate. We nabbed them based on the sticker on the car,” they said.
Two hands are broken: When Abhishek and Shaktivel were chased by the police near Airport SIHS Colony, at one point they stopped the car, got out of it and fled. Abhishek’s left arm and Sakthivel’s right arm were broken when he slipped and fell down. The police admitted both of them to the Coimbatore Government Hospital.