The police have arrested a minor boy and are on the lookout for his accomplice for allegedly robbing a man of his two-wheeler, cash and mobile phone, by luring him through a dating app near Thudiyalur in Coimbatore.
The accused, a 17-year-old boy from Musiri in Tiruchi district, was arrested based on a complaint lodged by R. Manikandan (25) of Sikkadu in Kallakurichi district, who works in a motor pump manufacturing company at Thudiyalur.
Manikandan got acquainted with Ayyappan of Tirunelveli district through a dating app for gay people. Ayyapppan then asked him on June 17 and to come to the ground of an educational institution at Cheran Nagar near GN Mills. As the complainant reached the spot around 7.30 p.m., Ayyappan and the minor boy robbed him of his mobile phone, motorcycle and ₹5,300, by threatening him with a broken beer bottle.
Manikandan did not lodge a complaint after the incident, but as the accused continued to extort money from him, he lodged a complaint with Thudiyalur police on Saturday. The police registered a case, arrested the minor the same day and recovered the stolen motorcycle from him. He was later produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. The search is still on for Ayyappan.
Published - June 23, 2024 07:23 pm IST
