Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore: Four held for robbing man using dating app

Express News Service

COIMBATORE: Police on Sunday arrested a four-member gang, including two college students for robbing a man of his cash, mobile phone, and jewellery after trapping him using a dating app. The arrested were identified as R Karthikeyan (27) native of Kovilpatti in Tuticorin, V Mariselvam (23),native of Kayathar in Tirunelveli, R Abiram (19) from Kannanur near Thuraiyur in Tiruchy and R Hari Vishnu (21) from Pannaikadu in Kodaikanal.  

Saravanampatti police received a complaint against the gang from a 33-year-old man who said he was invited by a person namely Rocky through Grindr, a dating app, to a isolated spot on, where he was threatened and robbed by a four-member gang. 

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