Man, son arrested for theft in broad daylight in Krishnagiri

Krishnagiri: A man and his son were arrested near Pochampally for stealing a goat and some lanterns from a house in Durunjimarathukkottai village near Veeramalai in broad daylight, on Sunday.The arrested have been identified as Subramani, 56, and his son Surya, 22, from Manjupatti village near Mathur. Police said the theft took place around 11am, at the residence of S Venkatesan of Durunjimarathukkottai village near Veeramalai. Venkatesan was sleeping in front of his house, when two men arrived on a two-wheeler and stole two lanterns and a Kamakshi lamp from his house. They also took a goat which was being raised for a temple. "However, when they were about to flee, Venkatesan was awakened by the goat's cries, and he chased the thieves on his own two-wheeler for several kilometres and attempted to stop them at Puttanur. Fearing capture, they abandoned the goat and the other stolen items and tried to flee. But locals surrounded them and handed them over to us," said a police officer from the Nagarasampatty station. Meanwhile, initial investigation revealed that the father-son duo already has multiple theft cases pending against them at Mathur and Uthangarai police stations.Nagarasampatty police have registered a case.