Chain snatched from bank official in Ice House area(04 December 2009)
An officer of a private bank
in the city lost part of her gold chain to two persons on a two-wheeler in the Ice House area on Wednesday.
The woman, who suffered a severe cut on the neck while trying to save the chain, is now undergoing treatment in a private hospital. The incident occurred around 9.30pm.
According to the police, 32-year-old Shenbagam had gone to T Nagar and returned in a bus. After getting off, she was walking home along a narrow lane that ended at her house when two men on a two-wheeler passed her. About 200 metres ahead of her, the vehicle stopped, turned and came towards her. Two men, both believed to be in their 30s and wearing helmets, were on it.
"She saw them coming towards her and feared something could happen to her and she held her gold mangalsutra tight. The pillion rider pulled her chain and she struggled for a while. In the melee, she suffered an injury on her neck. Finally, the men escaped with a part of her chain (about 4.5 sovereigns)," a police officer said.
Shenbagam immediately rushed to a private hospital. She told the police that she was not able to notice the vehicle's registration number as there were no streetlights and the lane was deserted. Based on Shenbagam's complaint, the police registered a case and launched a hunt for the suspects.
Tondoori Nights(30 November 2009) Tandoori Nights is shortly to be open, formerly Ghulshan Tandoori restaurant was terminated for several days. later building was under constructions for several days, there was a rumor about that building its going to be a ICICI bank ,later days it was declare to be tandoori nights a hi-5 non vegetarian restaurant.
Sowcarpet resident held for Nov 8 burglary in Triplicane(20 November 2009) The police on Thursday arrested a 33-year-old Sowcarpet resident for the burglary in a jewellery shop on Bharathi Salai in Triplicane on November 8.
Buddha Ram of Pali district in Rajasthan, was brought to the city by train on Thursday. Valuables, including a 30-sovereign gold mangalsutra' and silver ornaments, worth about Rs 12 lakh were recovered.
Aftter the jewellery shop owner, Jothi Ramalingam, noticed the hole drilled in the wall of his shop, confirmed the burglary and lodged a complaint, special teams were formed to probe the case. Police commissioner T Rajendran announced the arrest of Buddha Ram on Thursday.
"We got a tip-off and closely watched the suspect's movements. Then we came to know that he had left for Rajasthan, where his wife lives. A team of officers immediately flew to Rajasthan and was waiting at his native place. He was caught there and brought to Chennai by train for questioning. Another team searched his house in Sowcarpet and recovered the iron rod, hammer and drilling equipment used to drill the hole. After confirming his involvement, we arrested Buddha Ram," a senior police officer said. He will be remanded in judicial custody on Friday.
Initial inquiries revealed that Buddha Ram visited the nearby commercial complex and surveyed the jewellery shop three times. After 3 am on November 8, he scaled the compound wall and started drilling the wall as rain was lashing the city. He later bundled the valuables in two bags and left for home in Sowcarpet and later went to Rajasthan.
3 held for buying SIM cards using fake papers (3 September 2009)
Police have detained three people in Mylapore, including a college student, for having suspected links with antisocial elements abroad.
The three had allegedly bought SIM cards using fake documents and made international calls, running up bills amounting to several thousand rupees. The calls were all made in the first two days before the documents could be verified by the service provider.
The incident came to light on Wednesday when an executive in a privatemobile service
provider’s retail outlet near the Ice House got suspicious of the three when they had come to buy a new SIM card. He alerted police personnel in the area who immediately arrived. Inquiries revealed that the men were from the Seven Wells locality, one of them a college student.
A few days ago, the three men had approached amobile phone service provider in Parrys and got three SIM cards, complete with STD and ISD facility. They submitted fake documents and insisted that the cards be activated immediately. This was done by the service provider. Before the documents could be verified by the service provider, they had made calls amounting to several thousand rupees. After finding the documents to be fake, the service provider suspended the connections and raised an alert, informing all its retail outlets.
“We are trying to get the call list. Calls were made mostly to Dubai and Saudi Arabia. They claim to have purchased the mobile phones to speak to their family, relatives and friends abroad,” a senior police officer said, adding, “We can check the veracity of their claim only after getting the call lists for the cellphone numbers. It was after the alert was raised that the three had approached the outlet near the ice House for obtaining another SIM card with ISD and STD facility.
Ice House have registered a case and further investigation is on.
Gold-plated ornaments stolen from Triplicane(04 March 2009)
A burglar struck at the 100-year-old Pandurangan temple in Triplicane and escaped with the gold-plated ornaments that adorned the some
of the deities. The thief attempted to steal the main hundi offerings but could not, only managing to break one of its locks.
Neighbours and local residents were shocked when they learnt about the theft. When police were informed, they rushed to the scene and inspected the temple premises. Fingerprint experts and forensic department officials arrived.
According to police, the burglar sneaked into the temple after breaking open the back-door lock and escaped once he could not break the hundi locks. Police added that the accused might have visited the temple as an ordinary devotee to find out possible hideouts inside and also to note the amount of money deposited in the hundi.
The temple is maintained by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Trust and executive officer A Kumaresan was appointed to look after its administration. According to sources, the century-old temple with sculptures of several deities, including Vishnu's, is located in the middle of a residential area in two grounds of space. Devotees often visited the temple during weekends when temple authorities organised religious lectures. Special prayers would then be offered to the deities.
The theft came to light on Tuesday morning when temple officials noticed the hundi and the door lock broken open. The hundi was intact, but the burglar attempted to steal the offerings from the public. However, he escaped with a few gold-plated jewels that adorned the deities," said Kumaresan.
Based on Kumaresan's complaint, police have registered a case and launched a hunt for the culprit. Further investigation is on.
MAC Stadium renovation on Chennai: Renovation work at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium began at Chepauk on Monday. The work will be conducted in phases and Stands ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ will receive a new look ahead of the next edition of IPL in March 2010.
A pooja was performed in the morning and then the work commenced; the area between Stand ‘A’ and the VAP Hall has been barricaded.
According to reliable sources, the distance between the stands would be increased to enable more air to flow into the stadium. The seats would be wider for more comfort and the toilets would be bigger and cleaner. The emphasis would be on spectator comfort, sources said.
The press box is expected to get a face lift and there would be more number of corporate boxes, forming a ring around the stadium. Once IPL-Season three concludes, work on the other stands would begin.
The spectator capacity of the stadium would not decrease since more depth will be created in the stands, sources said.
Loyola wins title
Loyola College won the first State-level inter-collegiate basketball tournament, organised jointly by the Rotaract Club and Sacred Heart College, at Tirupattur recently. In the final, Loyola defeated St. Joseph’s College (Tiruchi) 63-35.
The results: Final: Loyola 63 (Prem Anand 25, Sreenivasan 15) bt St. Joseph’s College 35 (Sri Ram 15); Semifinals: Loyola bt Bishop Heber College (Tiruchi) 76-56; St. Joseph’s bt Sacred Heart College 54-32.
Ajith stars for Kedar CA
P. Ajith Kumar’s unbeaten 88 off 42 balls helped Kedar CA beat Chennai Stars CA by 127 runs in the CSCA-Ganpa memorial Trophy under-13 tournament, organised by the Chennai Stars Cricket Academy, here.
The scores: Kedar CA 263 for six in 25 overs (P. Ajith Kumar 88 n.o., R. Rishi Kumar 59, K. Rishi Narayanan 39, R. Aditya three for 34) bt Chennai Stars CA 136 in 23 overs (I.S. Akash 31, K. Ratna Sabapathi 26).
Raja scalps five
M. Raja claimed five wickets for 19 as Friends XI beat Kattankulathur by five runs in a first division match of the TNCA-KDCA league here on Monday.
The scores: First div.: Friends XI 171 in 37.4 overs (Devendran 55, M. Vijay Bharath Ram 52, Sachin Sharma three for 13) bt Kattankulathur 166 in 41.4 overs (S. Ashwin Kumar 29, H. Khader Basha 35, M. Raja five for 19).
Jai 247 for seven in 45 overs (U. Sandeep 50, R. Swaminathan 39, Sausheel four for 32, T.S. Ravichandran three for 33) bt Jain Combines 124 in 33.4 overs (V.S. Tariq Ahmed 27, S. Sanjay 26, S. Vaidyanathan four for 51).
Second div.: Syndicate Bank 158 for seven in 30 overs (S.M. Lenin 33, M.S. Sriram 51, S. Prodosh three for 23) lost to Rane Engine Valves 162 for three in 27.2 overs (S. Prodosh 35, M.S. Sriram 63).
Mani Memorial 159 for nine in 30 overs (Hari 31, D.S.K. Reddy three for 47) lost to Fine Star 161 for three in 27.1 overs (S. Rajasekar 27, D. Rajesh Kumar 92).
Central Bank of India 153 in 25 overs (M.M. Madha Kumar 38, S.S. Boopsi four for 32) tied with Vijay CC 153 for five in 25 overs (Delva Guru 73, B. Sridhar 40).
Prahalad 153 in 29.4 overs (Ajay Pothan 49, G. Rohit 33, S. Sundar Raman four for 41) bt Royal Gems 111 for nine in 30 overs (V.K. Nivedhan 40 n.o., B.Jacob 31, A. Venkatesh three for 30).
Balakrishnan and Dhananjaya triumph
N. Balakrishnan and Dhananjaya Das won the President Shield at the Madras Gymkhana Club golf annexe here on Sunday.
Ishwar Achanta and H.R. Srinivasan finished in second position.
The results: President Shield: 1. N. Balakrishnan and Dhananjaya Das (8 points), 2. Ishwar Achanta and H.R. Srinivasan (7 points).
Captain’s prize: Secretary’s Shield: Open: 1. R. Shivraj (84), 2. Ishwar Achanta (86), 3. V. Darshan (91);
Handicap (0-9): 1. 1. R. Sanjay (82), 2. Arjun Rao (83), 3. Abinav Suresh (86); Handicap (10-18): 1. Abhay Doshi (80), 2. Ravi B (83), 3. K. Sundar (84); Handicap (above 19): 1. V. Vasudevan (73), 2. Vishal S (80), 3. Neelesh Kumar (81).
CHENNAI June 21. The CMDA today demolished parts of a building in Triplicane that had three floors more than permitted. The demolition was the third building to go under the agency's ``wrecking ball'' since it began its drive this week to pull down illegal constructions and draw more people to its regularisation scheme. CMDA authorities said the building on the Triplicane High Road had approval only for a three-storey structure. But the promoter had constructed six floors ignoring stop-work and demolition notices. The three extra floors were not qualified for regularisation, they said.
The CMDA `strategically' demolished portions of the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the building. The building owner, A. L. Sukumar, said he approached the CMDA last week to regularise the building, but it refused his application. The building was completed up to the fifth floor by then and work was continuing on the sixth floor, he said.
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