Serial offender held for stealing motorcycle from showroom
CHENNAI: City Police on Saturday arrested a 43-year-old man, a serial offender, for allegedly escaping with a two-wheeler from a showroom under the guise of taking the vehicle for a test drive to gift it for his daughter’s birthday.
The arrested person was identified as M Sivakumar (43) of Kodambakkam.
On April 3, he went to a two-wheeler showroom on Arcot Road, Porur, and spoke to the manager about the latest model to gift for his daughter’s birthday and asked for a test drive. The manager sent a showroom employee along with Sivakumar to Brindavan Nagar, Porur, to test drive the motorcycle.
Sivakumar drove the bike and did not return, after which the staff realised that they were conned and alerted the manager. Based on a complaint, Valasaravakkam police registered a case and after investigations, arrested Sivakumar.
Investigations have revealed that in 2021, Sivakumar had diverted the attention of a jewellery store staff and stolen 4.5 sovereign jewellery. He has more than 20 criminal cases against him, police officials pointed out.
In another incident of theft, Ice House police arrested a 23-year-old man, M Ajay for allegedly breaking into a four-wheeler workshop in Triplicane and stealing spare parts. The incident happened on March 29.
The owner, V Rajendran (58) had opened the workshop the next day to find CCTV cameras damaged and several spare parts stolen after which he filed a complaint with Ice House police station. After investigations, Ajay, a history-sheeter in the same neighbourhood was arrested for breaking into the workshop.