CHENNAI: The police on Sunday arrested a four-member gang who stole 6.9kg of gold worth 2.14 crore from a jewellery shop in Thirumangalam on March 6.The police identified the arrested as S Arokia John Bosco , 32, of Virugambakkam; V Devaraj , 26, of Kannigapuram; R Akash, 21, of Vysarapadi and A Mohideen Sheikh, 39, of B V Colony. The police have recovered 4kg of the stolen gold jewellery.On March 6, the four men broke into AKS Jewellery located in Second Avenue, Thirumangalam and stole gold and silver jewellery. The burglars broke the grill gate on the terrace to enter the shop, located in a four-storey building. Ayyapan, one of the owners, closed the shop around 10pm the night before and when he opened it the next day, he found the jewellery missing.A police team headed by deputy commisioner, Anna Nagar, Sudhakar and assistant commissioner Kameel Basha looked into previous offenders who took away the hard disc from CCTV cameras at the crime scene. This helped them zero in on the main suspect, Bosco. On questioning him, the police found that Bosco was also a murder suspect."He had colluded with Devaraj, whom he befriended in Puzhal prison. They saw the shop decorated for Holi and were impressed with the decoration and decided to target the shop," said an investigating officer. Two days before the crime, they held a stakeout when they found the grill door, the police said.The police added that Bosco had come out of prison in January.

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