In a shocking incident, Salim, the manager of Hotel Everest Central, has revealed the apathy and negligence of the Periyamedu police in handling a theft case. On 1 May 2024, around 4 am, an unidentified person entered the hotel and stole Salim’s iPhone 15 along with several other mobile phones used for hotel communication.
Salim acted swiftly. By 5 am, he had reviewed the CCTV footage, identifying the perpetrator. He immediately reported the incident to the Periyamedu police station, providing them with the crucial footage and requested their immediate assistance. However, they asked him to return at 10 am.
“When I visited the police station at 10 am, I was informed that due to an IPL match, no one would be available to assist me,” Salim stated. “Despite submitting a written complaint the next day, there was no response for two days.“, he added.
Frustrated by the lack of action, Salim took the matter to the Commissioner’s office. Under pressure from the Commissioner’s office, the police contacted him. “They insisted that I rewrite the complaint according to their version, which falsely claimed that I had misplaced the mobile phone in the hotel, and it disappeared by the next morning. Despite their threats to implicate me as one of the accused if I didn’t comply, I refused and returned.” Salim revealed.
Salim continued his own investigation. He identified the thief through the CCTV footage and convinced him to stay at the hotel, subsequently handing him over to the police. However, even then, the police failed to act promptly.
“They asked me to come back the next day to retrieve my stolen phone, claiming there was no one available at the station,” Salim explained.
With the intervention of the Commissioner’s office, the police finally initiated a search for the stolen phone. The device was tracked to a local phone shop where it had been sold by the thief. Despite this evidence, the police instructed Salim to release the thief after obtaining his contact details.
Furthermore, the auto driver who assisted Salim in apprehending the thief was also threatened by the police.
“The police instructed me to release the accused after obtaining his address and contact number. Additionally, they threatened the auto driver who had assisted me.” said Salim.
“ 1.5 லட்சம் ரூபாய் செல்போனை திருடி 500 ரூபாய்க்கு வித்துட்டாரு சார்.. ” தனியார் ஓட்டலில் அத்து மீறி நுழைந்து செல்போனை திருடிய சாலையோரம் படுத்திருந்த நபர்.. IPL நடக்குது அது இதுனு காரணம் சொல்லி போலீசார் எந்த நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்கல.. 15 நாட்களாக பல இடங்களில் நானே தேடி அந்த நபரை… pic.twitter.com/8vg9ehYRAK
— Polimer News (@polimernews) May 15, 2024
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