Man arrested for stealing gold jewellery while posing as police officer in Teynampet

A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer and stealing a gold chain and ring weighing 10 grams from a 27-year-old man on Eldams Road in Teynampet on September 19. The police recovered the jewellery and seized a two-wheeler, an iPhone, and a smartwatch from the accused.

The complainant, Antro Rithish, 27, an assistant engineer with the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, stays at a men’s hostel in Triplicane. According to the police, he was walking to a shop on Eldams Road around noon on September 19 when a man on a two-wheeler called him over, claiming to be a police officer, and said he needed to question him.

The suspect allegedly took Rithish aside and snatched his 8-gram gold chain and 2-gram gold ring before asking him to collect the jewellery from a police station. He then fled on his two-wheeler.

Rithish later approached the Teynampet police station, where he realised that the man had impersonated as a police officer. Based on his complaint, the crime wing registered a case and launched an investigation.

A police team led by the station inspector arrested the accused, Yashwanth, 29, of Aishwarya Nagar in Ayanambakkam. The police said Yashwanth had a previous criminal case registered against him at the Ramapuram police station.