Mobile thief chased and nabbed by alert bystanders at KMC hospital in Chennai

A Selvaraj / May 30, 2026, 00:27 IST

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Mobile thief chased and nabbed by alert bystanders at KMC hospital in Chennai

A 35-year-old man was arrested for stealing a mobile phone from a bystander sleeping outside the burns ward of Kilpauk Govt Medical College and Hospital (KMC) in Chennai. The stolen phone was recovered, and the accused was remanded in judicial custody.

Chennai: A 35-year-old man was arrested for stealing a phone from a bystander sleeping at Kilpauk Government Medical College and Hospital. The phone was recovered, and the accused was remanded in judicial custody.Premkumar, 25, of Nelladikuppam in Cuddalore district, had come to the hospital to care for his younger brother, Nitishkumar, who was undergoing treatment for burn injuries. In the early hours of Thursday, while Premkumar was sleeping outside the ward, a man stole his mobile phone and tried to flee. Premkumar woke up, raised an alarm and chased the suspect.With the help of bystanders, the man was caught and handed over to the Kilpauk police. Police identified the suspect as Sait, alias Jayaram, 35, a daily wage worker from Tindivanam.

About the AuthorA Selvaraj

Selvaraj Arunachalam, widely known as Crime Selvaraj, is a veteran journalist with over 31 years of experience in crime reporting across leading Tamil and English newspapers. He has covered historic events, including the deaths of former Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi, the IPL betting scam, and the Kanchi Seer Sankararaman murder case. A familiar face in the digital space, he has given more than 500 interviews across 30 YouTube channels, with millions of views on social media. He has also featured in international documentaries on Netflix and Bloomberg, speaking on high-profile cases such as idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor and conman Sukesh Chandrasekar. Beyond journalism, he has acted in three films including the Tamil movie DNA, trained over 200 budding journalists, directed short films, and authored the English crime-poetry collection Chilled Love. His contributions have earned him the TOI Scribe Award and the Humanitarian Award from former Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.

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