The Chittoor Rural East police on Saturday arrested 4 individuals on the Vellore highway for his or her alleged involvement in lots of instances, together with homicide and freeway robberies, and recovered stolen gold jewellery price ₹27 lakh, two bikes, 4 machetes and a cell phone from them.

Addressing a press convention in Chittoor, Superintendent of Police Y. Rishant Reddy and Deputy SP (Legislation and Order) N. Sudhakar Reddy mentioned that appearing on dependable details about the motion of the gang, a particular celebration was fashioned with the Chittoor rural east and particular department police.

He mentioned they tried to flee when the police celebration intercepted the gang on two bikes. The 4, who had been later apprehended, had been recognized as Vadivelu (35), M. Naveen (24), Settu Ayyappan (34) and Kuppan Uday Kumar (24), all hailing from Ranipet and Vellore districts of Tamil Nadu.

Throughout interrogation, it was revealed that the 4 had reportedly dedicated 17 incidents of chain-snatchings, concentrating on lonely ladies and people on their strategy to banks at numerous locations in Chittoor district and Vellore district. All 4 had been concerned in homicide instances and freeway robberies in Tamil Nadu, the SP mentioned.

‘Repeat offenders’

Whereas Vadivelu is needed in 32 prison instances, Naveen in 24, Settu Ayyappan in 18 and Uday Kumar in 16 instances. A case was registered and the accused had been remanded at sub-jail right here.