Two youths held for theft of fuse carriers

The Avadi constabulary connected Tuesday arrested 2 youths for stealing fuse carriers from electrical posts.

The constabulary said a Tangedco authoritative had lodged a ailment astir the theft of 27 HRC fuse carriers, worthy ₹50,400, from transportation boxes astatine the energy bureau successful the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) residential area. Based connected this, an probe was taken up.

The constabulary arrested M. Dinesh Kumar, 19, of Surapet and D. Vinith, 20, of Madhanangkuppam for the theft aft analysing CCTV camera footage. It was recovered that the duo had sold the copper wires wrong the fuse carriers. Further enactment is being taken against them. The constabulary said these offences origin inconvenience to the nationalist and added that precise strict ineligible enactment would beryllium taken against offenders.