Burglary Tamil Nadu

In a major robbery, burglars broke open the walls of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Samayapuram in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli district and emptied some lockers of its contents, police said.

Inspector Periyapandi, who was leading a special team formed to track down the alleged mastermind in a Chennai burglary case, was shot by his colleague's pistol, a senior police officer said in Jaipur on Saturday.

Unidentified persons drilled a hole through the ceiling of a pawn shop here and decamped with about 3 kg of gold, besides cash, police said today.

Taking cognisance of a media report, the National Human Rights Commission today issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government over alleged illegal detention of a juvenile and two of his family members in connection with a burglary and sought a report, including action taken against police personnel involved, within four weeks.

A 54-year old man, allegedly involved in 120 burglaries in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, was yesterday arrested in Karaikal after being caught by the owner of a house while attempting a break-in, police said.

A 54-year old man, allegedly involved in 120 burglaries in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, was today arrested in Karaikal, Puducherry after being caught by the owner of a house while attempting a break-in, police said.

In a major robbery, burglars broke open the walls of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Samayapuram in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli district and emptied some lockers of its contents, police said.

Inspector Periyapandi, who was leading a special team formed to track down the alleged mastermind in a Chennai burglary case, was shot by his colleague's pistol, a senior police officer said in Jaipur on Saturday.

Unidentified persons drilled a hole through the ceiling of a pawn shop here and decamped with about 3 kg of gold, besides cash, police said today.

Taking cognisance of a media report, the National Human Rights Commission today issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government over alleged illegal detention of a juvenile and two of his family members in connection with a burglary and sought a report, including action taken against police personnel involved, within four weeks.

A 54-year old man, allegedly involved in 120 burglaries in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, was yesterday arrested in Karaikal after being caught by the owner of a house while attempting a break-in, police said.

A 54-year old man, allegedly involved in 120 burglaries in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, was today arrested in Karaikal, Puducherry after being caught by the owner of a house while attempting a break-in, police said.