Notorious motorcycle thief arrested

COIMBATORE: The rural police arrested a notorious two-wheeler thief on Sunday and recovered 20 motorcycles from him.


The accused, N Karthi, 38, a native of

Tiruchengode

in

Namakkal district

, has been residing at Bangalamedu in Mettupalayam, police sources said. “He was involved in several bike thefts in Annur, Avinashi in Tirupur district and

Erode district

. He had stolen the motorcycle of V Vishal of Krishnapuram in Singanallur from

Naranapuram

on Annur – Thennampalayam Road on May 7. On June 8, he rode away the motorcycle of L Karuppasamy of Neelagoundenpudur from Manneswarar temple at Annur. He stole the two-wheeler of P Vinothkumar of Nagammapudur near Annur on June 1. On May 26, he stole the motorcycle of A Vijayakumar, of Samalapuram from Annur – Coimbatore Road,” a police officer said.

Karthi had also waylaid K Muthukumar of Annur on June 16 and robbed him of Rs 2,000 a wristwatch, the officer added.