Two more people who are held in Gold Heist case in Arani

Two former staff of a jewelry showroom were arrested on Tuesday by the police of Arani Taluk in Tiruvannamalai for decamping with 15 kg of silver, gold and cash together with two other gang members.

The police said they have arrested two former employees of the showroom who were identified as S. Dinesh (24) and R. Chirajevi (26). The duo are inhabitants of Chittoor in AP Together with two other gang members, K. Prabhu (26) and B. Saravanan (35), the duo broke a grill door to gain access to the terrace of the showroom and decamped with valuables. The gang also damaged CCTV cameras in the showroom and took the hard disk.

The police said on July 26 that when the staff of the showroom notice broken lockers and display panels in the exhaust, they informed the showroom owner S. Perumal (38), a DMK officer, informed. Based on a warning, a police team under the leadership of Tiruvannamalai SP M. Sudhakar inspected the place.

After analyzing CCTV images on the route, the police discovered that three masked people entered the jewelry building around 10.30 pm and left the building around 3 o’clock on July 26. Surrounded by buildings, including a rice mill, the jewelry showroom has no security staff.

Later the police removed Prabhu and Saravanan from their hiding place in Chittoor (AP). Based on information from arrested persons and signals for mobile phones, the police arrested two other suspects of the gang of Chittoor. The police also recovered approximately 3.5 kg silver from the duo. A case was registered by the police of Arani Taluk. A probe is underway.