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New Indian Express
12 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Masked gang waylays Kerala jeweller on Coimbatore highway, robs him of 1.25 kg of gold bars
COIMBATORE: In a daring daylight robbery, a five-member masked gang robbed 1.25 kilogram of gold bars along with cash by waylaying a Thrissur-based jeweller at Ettimadai on the national highway stretch in Coimbatore on Saturday morning. The gangsters targeted J Jaison Jacob (55) of Palakkal village in Thrissur district where he owns a jewellery shop along with a goldsmithery unit, said the KG Chavadi police in Coimbatore. Jaison and his employee S Vishnu (20) were returning to his native place in Jaison's car from the Coimbatore railway station when the incident occurred. Earlier, they had arrived in the city by train from Chennai after buying gold bars weighing 1.25 kg from a few shops in Chennai. While the duo reached near a petroleum bunk on the Palakkad-bound national highway, a lorry waylaid the car. Subsequently, the five-member gang who were hiding nearby asked Jaison to open the door. When he resisted, one of the gang members damaged the car window using an iron rod. Fearing an attack, Jaison opened the door, and subsequently the gang got into the car. "The gang also shifted Jaison, who was driving the car, to the backseat, and one of the members drove the car on the same highway. After spraying pepper spray, the gang stole the gold bars which were kept under the seat at knifepoint, and left Jaison and Vishnu on the roadside. Subsequently, the gang travelled in the same car towards the Velanthavalam route on another route," said a police officer of the KG Chavadi police station. After help from fellow motorists, Jaison filed a complaint at the KG Chavadi police station. Coimbatore SP K Karthikeyan visited the spot. "As the gang spoke in Malayalam, we suspect the suspects were from Kerala. The gang travelled for two kilometres after taking the car at 6.45am and assaulting Jaison and Vishnu. The gang also took Rs 60,000 cash that Jaison had kept in the car. We will arrest them soon by deploying a special team," the SP said. We are coordinating with the Kerala Police to nab the culprits, he added. [At the current market price of about Rs 9,320 per sovereign for 22 carat gold in Chennai, 1.25 kg or 156 sovereigns of gold costs approximately Rs 14,539,20. (1 kg = 1,000 g = 125 sovereigns.)]
Time of India
21 hours ago
- Time of India
Coimbatore- based jewellery shop owner robbed of gold worth 1.3crore, luxury car
C oimbatore: A five-member unidentified gang robbed a Kerala-based jewellery shop owner of gold bars worth 1.32 crore and his luxury car near KG Chavadi here on Saturday morning. Police have formed five special teams to nab the gang. According to the KG Chavadi police, the incident occurred when Jaison Jacob, 55, of Thrissur in Kerala, and his employee Vishnu, 20, of the same locality, were returning to their hometown with 1.25 kilograms of gold bars that they bought from Chennai. A police officer said Jacob was running a jewellery store and gold ornament making unit in Thrissur. "He regularly travels to Chennai to purchase gold bars from various jewellery shops. After one such visit to Chennai, Jacob and his employee reached Coimbatore by train on Saturday. From the city railway station, the duo left for Thrissur via Palakkad Road in a luxury car. When they neared a petrol bunk at Ettimadai around 7am, a truck suddenly blocked their path. A five-member gang then broke the car window and threatened Jaison with weapons, demanding gold." Jaison, the officer said, told them that gold bars were kept under the car seat. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esta nueva alarma con cámara es casi regalada en San Miguel De Tucumán (ver precio) Verisure Más información Undo "The assailants took the gold bars and drove away the car. On the way, they forced Jaison and Vishnu out of the car." Jaison and Vishnu reported the incident to the KG Chavadi police, who rushed to the spot and began an investigation. "The gang members spoke Malayalam and are believed to be from Thrissur. It appears that the gang was aware that Jaison was transporting gold. They used the truck to block the road and had a clear plan to steal the gold and the car," the officer said. District superintendent of police Karthikeyan said they had collected CCTV footage and formed five special teams to nab the five-member gang. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
