CHENNAI: Unidentified persons demolished a portion of the wall of a clothing store at Chromepet and tore down a partition wall to enter the adjacent mobile shop in the wee hours of Thursday. Police said the gang stole Rs 40,000 cash from the clothing store and at least 60 phones worth Rs 15 lakh from the next store.
A police source said Ansari and his brother Mansoor of Tambaram owned the two adjoining shops along the Chennai-Tiruchy Highway near Chromepet Signal on the GST Road. While Ansari runs the mobile phone shop, Mansoor runs the clothing and accessories shop.
“On Thursday morning, one of the clothing store staff lifted the shutter and noticed a huge hole in the wall. The clothes and accessories inside also lay strewn around. He alerted Mansoor, and both brothers then rushed to the spot. Upon police inspection, it was found that the suspects demolished a portion of the building wall and entered the clothing store," said a senior police officer.
"Then, they tore down a partition wall and got into the mobile store. We suspect that a person who knew the place well was the mastermind behind the burglary. Three special teams have been formed to nab the culprits,” he added.