2 men arrested for stealing vehicles

Coimbatore: The Tirupur city police arrested two men on Wednesday for stealing the motor vehicles parked on the premises of the government hospital in the city.

Police identified them as Bharathiraja, 27, a resident of Dindigul and Aravind, 29, of Pudukkottai.

Police officers patrolling near the hospital premises had noticed the duo roaming aimlessly.

As they gave contradictory answers, the men were brought in for inquiry, during which it was revealed that they had been stealing the vehicles parked on the hospital premises.

Based on the confession, the Tirupur south police recovered two vehicles worth lakhs of rupees from them. A theft case was booked against them. They were produced before the judicial magistrate and lodged in the Coimbatore prison. Further investigation is on.TNN