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Coimbatore Man Pays Rs. 80,000 Alimony In Coins At Family Court

December 20, 2024, 12:16 pm

A shocking incident was witnessed in Coimbatore when a 37-year-old man brought Rs. 80,000 in coins to pay alimony to his estranged wife, leaving everyone in the family court astonished.

The event took place on Wednesday at the additional family court in Tamil Nadu, as reported by The Times of India. The man, who works as a call taxi owner and driver, had been directed by the court to pay Rs. 2 lakh as an interim maintenance amount to his wife.

A man carrying two white bags, filled with coins, produced 20 bundles of Rs. 2 and Rs. 1 coins before the court. A video doing rounds on social media showed him leaving the building with the bags and getting them into a car.

Upon receiving the Rs. 80,000 in coins, the presiding judge asked the man to replace the amount with currency notes, according to court procedures. Complying with the order, the man returned the next day, Thursday, and submitted the money in notes.

The judge also reminded him to pay the remaining Rs. 1.2 lakh of the interim maintenance amount at the earliest, as per the court’s ruling.

Bomb Threats Cause Panic at Tamil Nadu Schools, Police Investigate

March 4, 2024, 11:11 am

Two schools in Tamil Nadu recently faced bomb threats, causing fear among students, staff, and parents. The schools involved were the PSBB Millennium School in Coimbatore and a private school in Kancheepuram district.

The PSBB Millennium School received a threatening email on Sunday night, while the second school received a hoax call on Monday morning. Prompt action was taken by the police and a bomb squad, who quickly arrived at the PSBB Millennium School to conduct an investigation. Fortunately, no explosives were found on the premises.

A video taken outside the PSBB Millennium School showed police questioning individuals, and empty school buses entering the campus. Authorities are currently investigating to determine the source of the threatening email and hoax call.

Given that class 11 exams are ongoing, the police have stepped up security at both schools. Only individuals who have undergone thorough checks are being allowed entry onto the premises.

NIA arrests another suspect in the Coimbatore car bomb explosion case

August 2, 2023, 1:04 pm

Another person has been detained by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Coimbatore car bombing case from the previous year, which was inspired by ISISI. In that case, the primary accused perished in the terror explosion that was set off by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (IED).

The Coimbatore resident Mohammed Idris alias Idris was detained by the agency detectives for planning the terror attack that occurred on October 23, 2017, in front of the historic Arulmigu Kottai Sangameshwarar Thirukovil temple at Eswaran Kovil Street, Ukkadam in Coimbatore.

According to the NIA, Jamesha Mubeen, the deceased defendant with whom Idris had a close relationship, was operating the vehicle that had the IED in it. The NIA claimed that “Idris was involved in the secret conspiracy meetings with Jamesha and other accused persons in planning the terror attack.”

Further investigation by the NIA has shown that Jamesha was motivated and inspired by hardline ISIS doctrine and that she committed the terrorist act after pledging bayath, or allegiance, to the terrorist group’s self-declared Caliph, Abu-Al-Hasan Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi.

Gold worth Rs. 2.05 Cr seized at Coimbatore airport.

January 9, 2023, 11:09 am

The Coimbatore Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Monday intercepted six passengers, arresting one of them.

According to officials, the arrested accused who has been identified as Muthu Kumar brought gold in concealment from Sharjah. “The total quantity of the gold seized is 3.54 kgs valued at Rs 2.05 Crore,” informed Customs officials. Further investigation is underway, they said.

Earlier today the customs department seized gold worth Rs. 21.55 lakhs, including 211 grams of gold in powder form mixed with chocolate powder at Tiruchirappalli International Airport.

As per officials, a passenger arriving from Dubai on an Air India flight was intercepted by customs during checking. 211 grams of gold of 24-karat purity was found concealed ingeniously in three chocolate powder containers. Gold chains weighing 175 grams were also found in the check-in baggage of the passenger, they said.

2 more accused arrested in car blast case

December 28, 2022, 6:30 pm

In a car blast case that took place in front of Kottai Eswaran Temple in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu on 23 October, two more accused have been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the arrested accused have been identified as Sheikh Hidayathullah and Sanofar Ali who hail from Coimbatore.

Earlier, nine other accused were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the case that was registered by Tamil Nadu Police on 23 October, and on 27 October NIA re-registered.

Moreover, Jamesha Mubeen has sworn for ISIS and was planning to carry out a suicide attack at the temple complex to strike terror in the community

“Investigations have revealed that the accused persons had entered into a criminal conspiracy in the interior of forested regions of Asanoor and Kadambur areas of Sathyamangalam forest, Erode district, in February 2022,” NIA said.

“The meetings were led by previously arrested accused Umar Farook and participated by deceased accused Jamesha Mubeen, Mohammed Azharuddin, Sheikh Hidayatullah, and Sanofar Ali, where they conspired to prepare for and execute terror acts,” NIA further said.

Three accused detained in Coimbatore car bomb blast case

December 7, 2022, 5:52 pm

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday detained three suspects in connection with the bomb blast case that occurred on October 23 in front of the Kottai Eswaran Temple in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.

According to a statement from the NIA, those detained have been named as Mohammed Thoufeek, 25, Ferose Khan, 28, and Umar Faaruq, 39. The suicide bomber, Jamesha Mubeen, perished in the automobile blast.

According to the statement, a preliminary inquiry revealed that the deceased accused, Jamesha Mubeen, had planned to commit suicide and do significant damage to religious icons and monuments after accepting the ISIS “bayath” in order to terrorise the people.

Investigations have shown that the suspects Umar Faaruq and Ferose Khan participated in the conspiracy meetings that Jamesha Mubeen attended at Umar’s home in Coonor, Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district, as well as supporting Jamesha Mubeen in the commission of terrorist acts.

According to the agency, Mohammed Thoufeek had handwritten notes on making explosives in addition to radical Islam-related books and incriminating literature.

The case was re-registered by the NIA on October 27 after being initially registered on October 23 at Coimbatore’s Ukkadam Police Station.

Coimbatore car blast case: NIA raids 45 locations in Tamil Nadu

November 10, 2022, 1:27 pm

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been searching 45 places in Tamil Nadu as part of its ongoing investigation into the LPG cylinder explosion that happened in a car on October 23 in Coimbatore, according to sources.

On October 23, in the early hours of the morning, Jameesha Mubin, 29, was killed in a car explosion close to a temple in Coimbatore.

Early on Thursday, NIA officials began conducting raids at the homes of people connected to occurrences in places like Kottamedu, Ponvizha Nagar, Rathinapuri, and Ukkadam in conjunction with the state police.

Nearly 15 days after the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division issued an order requesting that an investigation into the situation be launched, the Central Anti-Terrorism Agency conducted its extensive search.

A day after MK Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, suggested that the NIA look into the case, the MHA issued its directive.

Stalin, in a recommendation letter, to the MHA had requested to transfer the investigation of the case related to the car cylinder explosion in the Ukkadam area in Coimbatore to the NIA and directed police to ensure security in Coimbatore.

More than six people have been arrested by Tamil Nadu Police in connection with the case so far, and they have used the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as grounds (UAPA).

Those jailed, according to information obtained, are Jameesha Mubin’s companions. Jameesha Mubin was found charred to death in suspicious circumstances after an LPG cylinder in the Maruti 800 he was driving exploded around 4 am near a temple.

As per the police Engineer Mubin, 25, was previously questioned by NIA officials in 2019 for potential ties to terrorism. He is identified as the case’s main defendant by name.

Mohammad Thalka (age 25), Mohammad Asarudheen (age 25), Muhammad Riyaz (age 27), Feroz Ismail (age 27), Mohammad Navaz Ismail (age 27), and Afsar Khan, a relative of the deceased, are among those arrested. The special investigation team picked Khan, the deceased’s cousin, two days before to the explosion.

The explosion happened in Ukkadam, a sensitive neighbourhood.

The state police claimed to have found explosive-making supplies at Mubin’s Ukkadam home during a raid. 75 kg of potassium nitrate, charcoal, aluminium powder, and sulphur, all of which are used in the manufacture of explosives, were also seized.

Coimbatore blast case: RAF deployed, 5 arrested

October 25, 2022, 1:23 pm

Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel have been deployed across Coimbatore on Tuesday, following the incident in which a man was charred to death in a car explosion triggered by an LPG gas cylinder blast. Security has been increased across the city.

The RAF has been sent in to conduct security and search operations in public spaces, including bus stops and train stations. After a man was burned to death when the automobile he was riding in exploded at Ukkadam, close to the well-known Sangameshwarar temple in the city, on Sunday morning, Coimbatore City Police detained five individuals late on Monday night.

The accused, identified as Mohammed Dhalha, Mohammed Azarudeen, Mohammed Riyas, Feroz Ismail, and Mohammed Navaz Ismail, have been remanded to police custody.

The body of the deceased recovered from the blast site has been identified as 25-year-old Jamesa Mubin.

The images from the nearby CCTV camera appeared to show five people allegedly removing a gunny bag from Mubeen’s home on Saturday, according to the police.
Police claim they found materials necessary to construct crude explosives, including potassium nitrate, aluminium, and sulphur, during a search of Mubin’s home in Ukkadam’s Kottaimedu neighbourhood.

We have also recovered nails and ball bearings from the spot where the explosion happened. We have identified the source of the cylinders and the car. This could not be a suicide attack, “said state Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu.

K Annamalai, the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu, asserted that the incident was a terrorist act with ties to ISIS. He also raised concerns about the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) administration’s reluctance to properly investigate the explosion.

Taking to Twitter, Annamalai said, “Coimbatore Cylinder Blast is no more a ‘cylinder blast’. It’s a clear-cut terror act with ISIS links. Will CM Stalin come out in the open and accept this? For the past 12 hours, the TN government has been withholding this information. Is this not a clear failure of the state intelligence machinery and the DMK Govt.? ”
He further claimed that terror elements were active in the state.
“The accused who died during the course of planning this attack had clear-cut links to ISIS and was handled from outside the country. Still, some of the elements are active in TN soil. Go mercilessly after these nodes. “CM M.K. Stalin, please come out of your hiding and own your failure,” he added.

Man in Coimbatore defrauds 22-year-old victim of Rs 7.84 lakh

October 21, 2022, 6:56 pm

A 22-year-old Coimbatore man from Tamil Nadu was defrauded of Rs 7.84 lakh by a con artist while using a dating website.

The victim, Thiyagu, 22, was browsing the Locanto dating website on October 15. Soon after, he received a call from an unidentified individual who identified himself as Kumar and promised to set up a message and call the lady for him.

Based on that, the 22-year-old followed the unidentified person’s instructions and even wired Rs 2,500 to a five-star hotel in Coimbatore.

Later, the defendant requested money from the victim to pay for the accommodation, the woman’s security, etc. In the course of the incident, the victim claimed in a police report that he transferred a total of Rs 7,84,000 to the unidentified man.

The victim didn’t realise he had been duped until later. Following that, the 22-year-old filed a complaint with the cybercrime police.

In accordance with Sections 420 of the IPC and 66 (D) of the IT Amendment Act of 2008, the police have filed cases. Additional inquiries are being conducted, and authorities are looking for the fugitive defendant.

Man in Coimbatore steals gold worth Rs. 50 lakh, accused fled

October 20, 2022, 4:09 pm

A man on Tuesday in Coimbatore stole gold worth Rs. 50 lakh from a workshop. According to the police report, the accused stole 1067.850 grammes of gold from M. Mohan Kumar’s shop, a 45-year-old man.

Mohan disclosed that he had been operating his gold workshop for the last 12 years during the investigation. He used to give his employee, Nova, the shop’s key each day.

On the day of the occurrence, Mohan gave his employee the key after locking the store. However, under the guise of working at the shop, another employee by the name of Pramoth Vittal Bhosla stole the key from him.

The defendants allegedly left the store open as they escaped with 1067.850 grammes of gold.

In accordance with sections 408 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the police have filed an investigation, and the suspect who has fled is being sought.

Tamil Nadu: 62-year-old arrests for sexually assaulting minor girls in Coimbatore

September 19, 2022, 3:15 pm

In the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, a 62-year-old grocery store owner was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting minor girls attending a public school.

He was charged with sexually abusing at least 15 girls between the ages of 9 and 13 over the course of four years.

The crime was revealed when the police, in an effort to raise awareness about child abuse, carried out Project Pallikoodam (Project School) in June.

After the programme, one of the female pupils reported to her school’s headmistress that the proprietor of the grocery store that was close to their school in the village near Anaimalai in the Coimbatore region had abused her.

14 other students came forward after further investigation, the headmistress claimed, alleging that the same suspect had also assaulted them.

After the teacher called the police, they arrested the suspect and took him to judicial custody on Sunday.

The accused has been booked under sections 7 (sexual assault), 8 (punishment for sexual assault), 9 (aggravated sexual assault), 10 (punishment for aggravated sexual assault), and 11 (sexual harassment) read with Section 12 (punishment for sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,” Coimbatore rural superintendent of police V Badrinarayanan said.