Kalady police accidentally stumbled upon the accused in two cases when they arrested a man found under suspicious circumstances.
22-year-old Arun of Kuttichira was caught and questioned by the police after he was found under suspicious circumstances at Manjapara while on patrol.
It was learned that the motorcycle he was using was stolen from Palakka Junction near Chalakkady. He and one of his accomplices also allegedly snatched the bag of a woman who was sitting behind on the scooter at Vaikom Junction near Koothattukulam. The bag containing ₹20,000, two mobile phones and cards were later found left in a canal.
He was apprehended by a special squad constituted by District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) K Karthik to investigate theft and other offences.
Kalady Inspector B. A team led by Santosh, Sub Inspector James Mathew, Assistant Sub Inspector Abdul Sathar, Senior Civil Police Officer Prince and Naufal made the arrest.
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