Thief's pocket picked

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, AUG. 6. In a twist of fortunes, a burglar was caught by local residents at Arumbakkam last week, but one of the local thieves took away some stolen cash and a wristwatch from the culprit himself.

According to police, a burglar who noticed the house-owner coming, hid himself below the cot. However, the owner saw the intruder and raised an alarm. A crowd gathered and had the burglar caught. When police arrived and took `custody' of the accused, they could not find all the stolen articles which the culprit hid in his pocket. The burglar informed the police that one of those who came to catch him had picked his pocket. He had seen the person who took away the stolen wristwatch and some cash from his pocket. The burglar informed the police that he could identify the culprit.

A series of burglaries were also reported in Peravallore area during the last couple of days.

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