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Two Arrested in Rs 3.24 Crore Highway Heist Linked to Tiruppur Gang

Kayamkulam DySP leads SIT; masterminds remain absconding

by Ananya Mehta

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Kayamkulam DySP N Babukuttan has arrested two individuals linked to a major highway robbery in which approximately Rs 3.24 crore was stolen from a parcel van near Ramapuram on NH 66.

The arrested suspects are Subhas Chandra Bose (32), resident of Jayamani Compound, Veerapandi, Tiruppur, and Thirukumar (37), from Muthayyan Kovil Layout, Velliyankadu, Tiruppur.

The stolen cash belonged to a gold merchant from Coimbatore, sent via parcel service to a gold dealer in Kollam, and was in transit through the No. 1 Parcel Service.

On June 13, a seven-member gang intercepted the van during early hours at Ramapuram and looted the money. Police revealed all gang members hail from Tiruppur, with the crime masterminds identified as Satheesh and Durai Aras, both currently absconding.

Authorities described Durai as having political party affiliations, while Satheesh is a textile merchant in Kumbakonam. Both are linked to multiple previous crimes, including robbery and fraud.

The gang followed the parcel van from Coimbatore, ambushing it at Kayamkulam with two vehicles before fleeing through Kayamkulam-Punalur Road toward Aryankavu and Tamil Nadu. The police traced the vehicles using CCTV footage. The gang later altered vehicle number plates in Coimbatore before escaping to Tiruppur.

According to DySP Babukuttan, Subhas Chandra Bose played a direct role in the robbery, while Thirukumar facilitated the crime by providing a fake RC book. Both were presented in Kayamkulam Magistrate Court and remanded in judicial custody.

A Kayamkulam police team remains stationed in Tiruppur to track down the remaining gang members.

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