Madurai: It has been found that the person involved in the Madurai jewelry store robbery is an Instagram youth from the same area. The police who went to arrest him were disappointed when they could not catch him.
At the newly opened Tanishq jewelry store in Nehru Nagar on Madurai Bypass Road, jewelry worth Rs. 50 crore was stolen in the early hours of the day before yesterday. On the orders of Police Commissioner Rajendran, five special teams have been engaged in an intensive search operation. An intensive investigation is under way using CCTV camera footage.
At 3:34 a.m., video footage was obtained showing the robber entering Nehru Nagar on a scooter, wearing a helmet and a mask, from near the concerned jewelry shop. Based on this, an inquiry was conducted into the youth who was identified on suspicion.
Regarding this, the special team said: When questioned about the suspected youth, it was found that he had come to the same jewelry shop several times pretending to buy jewelry. The camera there showed that he had repeatedly returned after selecting several designs of jewelry, without making a purchase.
The young man who came in different colored clothes was wearing the same cap every day. It was this cap that aroused the police’s suspicion. Upon confirming this, it was found that the 21-year-old’s name was Nishanth, that he lived on a street near the jewelry shop, and that he was active on Instagram.
Following this, more than 100 police officers led by Deputy Commissioner Inigo Divyan entered the young man’s house. On learning this, Nishanth fled from there. His family has said that he went to Chennai. A special team has rushed to Chennai in search of him. Police are intensively searching the house, the street where he lives, and other suspected places to see whether he has hidden the jewelry there.
It has been found that he got involved in the robbery in pursuit of a luxurious lifestyle. This is what they said. The police were disappointed because they could identify the robber but could not arrest him immediately and recover the jewelry.
