One held for robbing money, gold from youth

KOCHI: Palarivattom police have arrested a man for kidnapping a youth and robbing him of gold and money. The arrested has been identified as Mahesh Chidambaram (34) of Panangad. The case pertains to the crime which happened on December 6 last year.

Police said the accused and his accomplices had assaulted some youths who were staying at a lodge in the city due to some previous grudge. The accused had stolen valuables worth Rs 1 lakh from them. The accused had also kidnapped one of the youths, assaulted him and later abandoned him by the road.

Police had earlier arrested three other accused in the case.

Three held with narcotic substance:

Police have arrested three people with illegal narcotic substance in the form of candies. The arrested are Baidnath Das (64), Manoj Das (53) and Naresh Das (53), all Bihar natives.TNN