Coimbatore burglaries: Arrested trio from U.P. planned more loot, reserved AC train tickets for return, say police

The 3 men from Uttar Pradesh, who were arrested for burgling 13 flats astatine the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) flat complex astatine Kavundampalayam successful Coimbatore connected November 28, planned much burglaries astatine Ramanathapuram successful the metropolis the adjacent day, according to the police.

“They had instructed the autorickshaw driver, whom they hired for the burglaries astatine Kavundampalayam, to prime up and drop them disconnected astatine Ramanathapuram on Saturday,” said an serviceman progressive successful the investigation.

The 3 accused, namely I. Asif (45), Kallu Arif (60), and A. Irfan (48), came to Coimbatore connected November 27, connected the invitation of Asif’s brother Burman and different idiosyncratic Dawood. They stayed with Burman, Dawood and 10 others astatine a rented location astatine B.K. Pudur adjacent Kuniyamuthur.

Burman, Dawood and others were engaged successful door-to-door selling of alloy utensils crossed Coimbatore. The constabulary fishy that Burman and Dawood tipped the trio disconnected imaginable targets for burglaries from their regular tract visits successful the city.

Reserved AC bid tickets for return

“Asif, Arif and Irfan travelled to Coimbatore connected a bid with sleeper people tickets. But, they reserved AC tickets for the instrumentality travel connected Sunday (November 30), astir apt to debar imaginable checks by information agencies successful unreserved and sleeper people coaches,” said different constabulary officer.

When questioned aft their arrests, the accused told the constabulary that they were not satisfied with the goods stolen from TNHB flats — 42 sovereigns of gold, 500 grams of metallic jewellery and astir ₹1.5 lakh currency — and planned serial housebreaks astatine Ramanathapuram connected Saturday (November 29), earlier leaving metropolis the adjacent day.

Serial offenders

As per details provided by the metropolis police, Arif has 22 cases registered against him successful Uttar Pradesh, of which 18 were for burglaries, 1 murder, 1 effort to murder, 1 lawsuit nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and 1 nether the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. Asif had 5 cases against him, including 1 for a murder, and Irfan had been booked successful 3 cases successful their State.

Post-mortem of deceased accused

A squad of doctors, connected Monday (December 1, 2025), performed the post-mortem introspection of Asif, who died astatine the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) connected Sunday (November 30). Asif, Arif and Irfan were admitted to CMCH connected Saturday, arsenic the constabulary arrested them aft shooting them successful their close legs from the location astatine B.K. Pudur. The constabulary resorted to firing aft they assaulted a constable with a sickle.

The constabulary said the doctors performed the post-mortem introspection successful the beingness of the Eighth Judicial Magistrate R. Sakthi Manjari. The process was videographed. Another member of Asif reached Coimbatore aft learning astir his death.

Autorickshaw operator held

The constabulary person arrested R. Ayubkhan (35) of Sugunapuram successful Coimbatore, who took the 3 accused to the TNHB flat analyzable astatine Kavundampalayam connected Friday successful his autorickshaw. The constabulary said the autorickshaw operator was alert astir the transgression arsenic the trio did not transportation utensils for income connected the day. They spent astir 2 hours successful the flat analyzable and returned to the autorickshaw with stolen goods.

The constabulary added that Burman disclosed the information that Asif was his member lone aft his death. He initially refuted immoderate transportation with Asif. Burman and Dawood are apt to beryllium booked successful the case.