5 kg gold stolen from salesmen en route to Chennai

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsPolice are investigating a complaint from two salesmen from Mumbai who had lost over 5 kg of gold during a bus journey to Chennai from Madurai in the wee hours of Wednesday.According to police, Manoj (23) and Kushal Pal Singh (22), were deputed by Sanjay Jain, a Mumbai-based wh-olesale jeweller to hand over the gold to jewellers in Tamil Nadu.They arrived at Coimbatore from Mumbai by train with 5.712 kg of gold jewellery and then reached Madurai on August 28 (Tuesday), where they were put up at the Temple View Lodge.As per their work schedule, the salesmen had sold 63 grams weighing gold jewels and 62 grams weighing gold jewels to two jewellers in Madurai. The same day, the duo were told to move to Chennai and accordingly, they boarded a private bus to Chennai around 11 pm with the remaining 5.577 kgs of gold jewellery.Early on Wednesday, when the bus halted for a brief period at one of its usual stoppages, one of them got down to attend nature’s call, while the other guarded the bags containing the jewellery.Later, the duo fell asleep and woke up 15 minutes after the bus left Perungalathur after dropping two persons, only to find their bags missing. They then informed the bus drivers and got down at the Koyambedu Bus Stand around 6.30 am and informed Sanjay Jain, who asked them to lodge a complaint at the nearest police station. Manoj and Kushal then went to the Koyambedu Police Station, where they were told to approach the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Police, Anna Nagar, to lodge a complaint.Around noon, Sanjay Jain landed in the city and met the police topbrass, following which information about the theft was passed on to the DC, St Thomas Mount, and the Assistant Commissioner, Selaiyur, for further action.On Wednesday night, the salesmen and the jeweller Sanjay Jain lodged a formal complaint, based on which Peerkankaranai police inspector A Joachim Jerry launched an investigation.The salesmen told police that they suspected two persons who got down at Perungalathur behind the theft.Investigations revealed that the duo who got down at Perungalathur had booked the tickets in Madurai. The tickets had been purchased in the name of Suraj and the mobile number provided was incorrect.When police attempted to trace the mobile number, a private security personnel working in Secunderabad had picked the call and said that he was not aware of his number being used for booking the tickets.St Thomas Mount DCP A Saravanan told ‘Express’ that police teams had been sent to Madurai in search of further clues in the case.first published:August 31, 2012, 08:12 ISTlast updated:August 31, 2012, 08:12 IST
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Police are investigating a complaint from two salesmen from Mumbai who had lost over 5 kg of gold during a bus journey to Chennai from Madurai in the wee hours of Wednesday.

According to police, Manoj (23) and Kushal Pal Singh (22), were deputed by Sanjay Jain, a Mumbai-based wh-olesale jeweller to hand over the gold to jewellers in Tamil Nadu.

They arrived at Coimbatore from Mumbai by train with 5.712 kg of gold jewellery and then reached Madurai on August 28 (Tuesday), where they were put up at the Temple View Lodge.

As per their work schedule, the salesmen had sold 63 grams weighing gold jewels and 62 grams weighing gold jewels to two jewellers in Madurai. The same day, the duo were told to move to Chennai and accordingly, they boarded a private bus to Chennai around 11 pm with the remaining 5.577 kgs of gold jewellery.

Early on Wednesday, when the bus halted for a brief period at one of its usual stoppages, one of them got down to attend nature’s call, while the other guarded the bags containing the jewellery.

Later, the duo fell asleep and woke up 15 minutes after the bus left Perungalathur after dropping two persons, only to find their bags missing. They then informed the bus drivers and got down at the Koyambedu Bus Stand around 6.30 am and informed Sanjay Jain, who asked them to lodge a complaint at the nearest police station. Manoj and Kushal then went to the Koyambedu Police Station, where they were told to approach the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Police, Anna Nagar, to lodge a complaint.

Around noon, Sanjay Jain landed in the city and met the police topbrass, following which information about the theft was passed on to the DC, St Thomas Mount, and the Assistant Commissioner, Selaiyur, for further action.

On Wednesday night, the salesmen and the jeweller Sanjay Jain lodged a formal complaint, based on which Peerkankaranai police inspector A Joachim Jerry launched an investigation.

The salesmen told police that they suspected two persons who got down at Perungalathur behind the theft.

Investigations revealed that the duo who got down at Perungalathur had booked the tickets in Madurai. The tickets had been purchased in the name of Suraj and the mobile number provided was incorrect.

When police attempted to trace the mobile number, a private security personnel working in Secunderabad had picked the call and said that he was not aware of his number being used for booking the tickets.

St Thomas Mount DCP A Saravanan told ‘Express’ that police teams had been sent to Madurai in search of further clues in the case.