Habitual criminal held in vehicle check
Madurai: The Ramanathapuram district police have arrested a history-sheeter from near Kamuthi and seized as unlicensed rifle from him. The arrested was identified as V Vigneswaran from Ammanpatti village near Thiruchuili in Virudhunagar district.
Police said that he was caught during a vehicular check at Kamuthi.
At the time of inspection, police found an unlicensed rifle, following which he was taken to local police station.
It came to light that he has several cases pending against him in various police stations in Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Madurai and Coimbatore districts. He was involved in bike thefts, chain snatchings, robberies, house burglaries and cheating. He was booked for attempting to rape a schoolgirl.
A total of 30 cases have been registered against him in various police stations in the four districts since 2015. He was detained under Goondas act by Aruppukkottai police in 2019. A higher official from Ramanathapuram district said that he along with his accomplices attacked Aruppukkottai deputy superintendent of police G Venkatesan during panchayat polling earlier this year.
It came to light that he has several cases pending against him in various police stations in Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Madurai and Coimbatore districts. He was involved in bike thefts, chain snatchings, robberies, house burglaries and cheating. He was booked for attempting to rape a schoolgirl.
A total of 30 cases have been registered against him in various police stations in the four districts since 2015. He was detained under Goondas act by Aruppukkottai police in 2019. A higher official from Ramanathapuram district said that he along with his accomplices attacked Aruppukkottai deputy superintendent of police G Venkatesan during panchayat polling earlier this year.
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