DINDIGUL: In acase in which gold ornaments worth Rs 6 crore and cash were stolen from Batalagundu branch of Manappuram Finance, the manager of the bank and five others were arrested.
Police said company manager Sankili Pandy and another staff there had helped a four-member gang to perpetrate the big robbery. Police Superintendent Saravanan said they did the crime to cover up embezzlement of gold pawned by them in the bank. Six and a half kilogram gold and Rs 8 lakh out of Rs 17 lakh have been recovered from them.
“Sankili and his aides had taken lakhs of rupees as loan after pledging fake gold. Later they decided to commit the robbery once higher bank officials had come to the bank for inspections,” said Saravanan, explaining Sankili and his team’s confession.
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Five Malayalis die in Tirunelveli accident
TIRUNELVELI: Five Malayalis died near Nangeri in Tamil Nadu after the Maruti van in which they were travelling overturned.
The van had lost control after its tyre burst, according to sources.
The dead have been identified as Christa Tima (50), Suma (33), Divya (16), Siluva Tima (40) and driver Jose. All were natives of Vizhinjam.
Eleven persons from the same family were inside the van. Six persons were injured in the accident. Out of that the condition of five persons are serious.
Two injured have been admitted to Asharipallam Medical College hospital in Nagercoil and the rest have been admitted to Kayakumari General Hospital.
The accident happened on Thirunelveli-Kanyakumari Road at around 5 pm on Monday.
They were on their way back home after visiting St Michel's church as pilgrimage.
The van had lost control after its tyre burst, according to sources.
The dead have been identified as Christa Tima (50), Suma (33), Divya (16), Siluva Tima (40) and driver Jose. All were natives of Vizhinjam.
Eleven persons from the same family were inside the van. Six persons were injured in the accident. Out of that the condition of five persons are serious.
Two injured have been admitted to Asharipallam Medical College hospital in Nagercoil and the rest have been admitted to Kayakumari General Hospital.
The accident happened on Thirunelveli-Kanyakumari Road at around 5 pm on Monday.
They were on their way back home after visiting St Michel's church as pilgrimage.
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