TN: Man claiming to be cop robs senior citizen

  • | Monday | 24th September, 2018

Paramasivam obliged.When he received the ring, the man asked the driver to stop the auto. He asked Paramasivam to get down from the auto. Paramasivam boarded the autorickshaw.The man continued his conversation and 'explained' how the police detected if a gold ornament was a stolen one or not, by using a code.He asked Paramasivam to hand over his gold ring to him for a demonstration. He took out a knife and threatened Paramasivam that he would stab him if he made any noise.The man escaped in the autorickshaw.Based on Paramasivam's complaint, the Mylapore police registered a case and launched a hunt for the man and the autorickshaw driver. CHENNAI: An unidentified man, who claimed to be a police officer working in the intelligence wing of the Chennai police, robbed a senior citizen of his gold ring on Sunday.Paramasivam, 70, a resident of Kabali Thottam in Mylapore, was going for a morning walk on the Luz Church Road when a passenger in an autorickshaw asked him whether he knew any masonry workers in the locality.The man told the senior citizen that he was an officer in the intelligence wing of the police and offered to drop him.

CHENNAI: An unidentified man, who claimed to be a police officer working in the intelligence wing of the Chennai police, robbed a senior citizen of his gold ring on Sunday.Paramasivam, 70, a resident of Kabali Thottam in Mylapore, was going for a morning walk on the Luz Church Road when a passenger in an autorickshaw asked him whether he knew any masonry workers in the locality.The man told the senior citizen that he was an officer in the intelligence wing of the police and offered to drop him. Paramasivam boarded the autorickshaw.The man continued his conversation and 'explained' how the police detected if a gold ornament was a stolen one or not, by using a code.He asked Paramasivam to hand over his gold ring to him for a demonstration. Paramasivam obliged.When he received the ring, the man asked the driver to stop the auto. He asked Paramasivam to get down from the auto. He took out a knife and threatened Paramasivam that he would stab him if he made any noise.The man escaped in the autorickshaw.Based on Paramasivam's complaint, the Mylapore police registered a case and launched a hunt for the man and the autorickshaw driver.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

NYOOOZ FRIEND

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Chennai Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles