Four men arrested for robberies, vehicle thefts in Avadi

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images Avadi City Police have arrested four men for allegedly being involved in a series of robberies and vehicle thefts reported in different parts of the police commissionerate limits. Police have recovered two motorcycles allegedly used in the robberies, besides a stolen motorcycle and a car.In the first incident, Narbhuyan (46), a native of Odisha who was working as a mason at a construction site on Murugan Koil Street in Veerapuram, Morai, was assaulted by three men in the early hours of October 30, 2026. He had questioned them after becoming suspicious of their movements at the site. The suspects attacked him and fled. Tank Factory police registered a case.In another incident the same morning, Arumugam (54), who was having tea at a shop near the subway on the 400 Feet Road service lane in Morai, was attacked with a knife by four men who arrived on a motorcycle. They robbed him of his mobile phone. Tank Factory police registered another case.In a third incident, Jayaraman (68) of Pattabiram was intercepted by four men on a motorcycle near the Karunakaracheri river bridge while he was proceeding to Amudhurpettai on October 30. The suspects attacked him with a knife and robbed him of a one-sovereign gold ring. Pattabiram police registered a case.In a separate incident, Raji (26), a car driver from Kallakurichi district, who was staying in a rented room behind the Bhajanai Koil at Kolapancheri, found his car and a motorcycle belonging to another occupant, Ilaiyaraja, missing on the morning of October 30. He had parked his car and gone to sleep the previous night. Vellavedu police registered a case.Following orders from Avadi Police Commissioner T. Senthilkumar, three special teams were formed to trace the suspects. The teams analysed CCTV footage and conducted investigations before arresting Karthi alias Oonan (19), Karthikeyan alias Kittu (19) and Balaji alias Vedikundu (20), all residents of Kollumedu in Avadi, and Deepak (26) of Tondiarpet.Police seized two motorcycles allegedly used in the robberies, along with the stolen motorcycle and car. Published - November 03, 2026 01:04 pm IST