Violent robberies: Trichy residents in a state of shock, call for action

TRICHY: Robberies in which victims are beaten and robbed of their valuables have left residents of Trichy city in shock. Men and women alike have fallen prey to these robbers.
Among the latest victims was E Vasanthan, a 43-year-old Food Safety Officer (FSO) working in the food safety and drug administration department in Trichy. He was returning from a two-day official training in Chennai and walking towards his rental house in Ponnagar near Karumandapam around 3 am on Tuesday when he was attacked.
Three robbers had been following him on a bike without his knowledge. When he was almost at his house, the robbers surrounded him and beat him with a brick in his jaws. Vasanthan was on the verge of losing consciousness from the blow to his jaw. The robbers snatched his mobile phone and fled the scene on a bike, leaving him bleeding. Despite his injuries, Vasanthan gathered enough strength to make it to the back to his house and contact his colleagues.
The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of Session’s Court police station, which falls under the purview of the Trichy city police.
Woraiyur police recorded a similar incident on Tuesday evening, in which three people pushed S Rajesh Kannan's 47-year-old wife to the ground and snatched 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments from her as she walked near Vedha Avenue in Subramaniya Nagar on Kuzhumani Road. The accused quickly fled the scene.
In another gruesome incident on Sunday evening, K Senthilkumar, a 32-year-old man from Thirukkattupalli in Thanjavur district, brutally attacked P Seetha Lakshmi, a 53-year-old resident of VOC road in Trichy, with a wooden log on her head near St Vestry’s School in the Cantonment area.
In addition to the attack, the accused dragged the victim by pulling her legs for some distance before leaving her near a compound wall. He also stole her bike and mobile phone. Cantonment crime police quickly arrested the perpetrator. The accused confessed to the police that he attacked Seetha Lakshmi after she refused to give him money for food.
City commissioner of police M Sathya Priya said they are taking these crimes seriously and working to bring the perpetrators to justice.