A history sheeter and three others were arrested by the police in Thanjavur on Saturday on charges of robbing a person of a motorcycle by brandishing weapons recently. A police press release said motorcycle-borne persons brandishing weapons at Sudharshan at Pattukottai bypass in Thanjavur on October 9 and took away his motorcycle. The Thanjavur Taluk police station registered a case on a complaint lodged by Mr. Sudharshan.
A team from Tamil University police station was conducting night rounds on October 16 in its jurisdiction when the police noticed four persons in a burial ground near the Selliamman temple.
On suspicion, the team conducted inquiries with them when it came to light that one of them identified as A. Loganathan, 26, was a history sheeter from Tiruvarur district. The identities of the other three persons were established as V. Ajay, 25, V. Divakar, 25, and V. Darshan.
During further inquiries, it came to light that they were involved in the crime against Mr. Sudharshan. The four persons were arrested and a two-wheeler and weapons were seized from them. They were later sent for remand, the release said.
Published - October 18, 2026 07:52 pm IST