Chennai: Kavalan app helps police nab burglar

CHENNAI: A woman hit the SOS button in the Kavalan mobile application and helped police nab a burglar at Nanganallur. Anandhi, 56, an employee of a private firm, found the lock at the main door of her house tampered with when she returned home.
Police said as she heard suspicious sounds inside she walked cautiously and found a burglar searching for the valuables.Anandhi who had installed the Kavalan app swiftly acted and she pressed the SOS button in it.
Soon a police patrol team responded to the call. The team led by a sub-inspector of police went to Anandhi’s house and nabbed the burglar identified as Nagaraj, 34, a resident of VCO Nagar in Alandur.
Based on Anandhi’s complaint, the Adambakkam police registered a case and arrested Nagaraj who was later remanded in prison. Police have collected fingerprints of Nagaraj and sent them to the state crime record bureau (SCRB) for analysis to know if he had been involved in earlier crime incidents. Further investigations are on.
Police appreciated Anandhi for her alertness in using the mobile application and helping them nab the burglar.