Four juveniles among 9 held for assaulting, robbing students
Trichy: A special team of Trichy district police arrested a nine-member gang including four juveniles for trespassing into the boys hostel of a private polytechnic college near Samayapuram in Trichy and assaulting hostellers to steal their valuables.
The team recovered nine mobile phones and 2,300 cash from the gang.
Police said that a group of 10 youths wearing masks came in three bikes and assaulted the students. Based on a complaint lodged by one the victims, a special team learnt that one college student from Trichy recently conducted a recce at the hostel. Subsequently, a vehicle screening was conducted by the team at Samayapuram on Thursday night. During the inspection, police intercepted two youths identified as L Murugan, 18, a college student from Puthur in Trichy city and M Thangamuthu, 19, a native of Thirupuvanum in Sivaganga district.
Murugan confessed that Cheran, his collegemate, chalked out a plan to rob valuables from the hostel students to consume liquor. As per his suggestion, Murugan mobilised his friends and relatives comprising juveniles to rob the students in the hostel situated at a secluded area.
Following their confession, police arrested S Natarajan, 19, K Saran, 19, M Rangasamy, 18, and four other juveniles. The juveniles were admitted to a govt home. Trichy district police are on lookout for Cheran, the mastermind behind the crime.
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