Tambaram City Police apprehended five suspects involved in a robbery of ₹70 lakh that occurred on Thursday evening near Veerapathran Street, Chromepet.

The complainant, Sultan Sukhail Ahmed (29), a resident of Sembakkam, owns a shop at Burma Bazaar, Chennai. He had instructed his employees, Akash and Praveen, to deposit an amount Rs.70 lakh into his relative’s bank accounts. After collecting the money, Akash and Praveen boarded a train at Beach Railway Station and deboarded at Chrompet Railway Station. As they were walking towards Veerapathran Street through Railway Border Road, they were intercepted by two individuals near Radha Nagar. The suspects asked the duo to sit in a car and robbed them of the entire amount. Later, Akash was dropped near Medavakkam and Praveen near Chitlapakkam, said police.

Upon receiving the complaint, a case was registered at Chitlapakkam Police Station and an intensive search was launched. Four special teams were formed to trace the culprits. Police successfully arrested five suspects involved in the crime namely – Stalin, Arunkumar, Ramkumar, Manikandan, Rajendra Kumar and seized two vehicles used in the crime.

Special teams are continuing their search for additional suspects and efforts are underway to recover the remaining stolen amount.