Tirupati/Coimbatore: The crime wing in Tirupati arrested Shama (46) and her son Mohammed Salim a day after they looted jewellery worth Rs 1 crore in Tamilnadu. A major portion of the loot was recovered from them.
According to the police, the mother son duo were found wandering suspiciously with a huge bag in Tirupathi.
On January 7, a gang had looted and driven away a car with Rs 98.05 lakh worth jewellery belonging to Kerala-based Kalyan Jewellers at K G Chavadi near Coimbatore.
Investigations revealed that Shama’s another son Firoz had committed the crime along with his friends. He had handed over a part of the heist to her and his brother in Tiruvallur. Police said they recovered about Rs 60 lakh worth gold and silver jewels from the two.
The mother son duo had arrived in Tirupati two days ago in order to sell the jewels. Coimbatore police said two other suspects who surrendered themselves in Chennai were also brought to Coimbatore and they were remanded to six days police custody.