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Influencer among two arrested in multi-crore heist at jewellery showroom in Madurai, say police
Police say the burglary exposed security lapses at the newly opened showroom, where the locker was still under construction and the alarm was left off.
- Police arrested two people and recovered around 6 kg of gold following a burglary at a newly opened Tanishq showroom in Madurai, while nine special teams pursue prime suspect Nishanth, a 25-year-old YouTuber.
- The burglary exposed security lapses at the showroom, which opened before construction was complete; intruders accessed the building via outside scaffolding and the anti-burglary alarm remained disabled on Wednesday morning.
- On Friday, police searched Nishanth's house in Palanganatham for nearly three hours, while investigators examined CCTV footage allegedly showing a masked man climbing scaffolding and a cattle herder reportedly witnessed clothes being burnt.
- Suresh, the father of the suspect, and Meenakshi, an Instagram influencer, are the two arrested individuals; police are examining television footage of an autorickshaw journey to reconstruct the suspect's route.
- Searches extended to open land around Madakulam, where officers examined whether jewellery had been concealed, as more remains missing and the recovery is provisional.
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Madurai: Two people have been arrested in the Tanishq jewellery robbery case. The main accused is Nishant's father Suresh and Nishant's friend and social media influencer
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Female YouTuber Meenakshi Among Two Arrested in Multi-Crore Tanishq Jewelery Heist Case in Madurai
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Police have arrested two people in connection with the robbery of jewelry worth crores of rupees from a Tanishq showroom. The arrested accused include YouTuber Nishant's father, Suresh, and his girlfriend, Meenakshi. Nishant remains at large. Police have recovered approximately 5 kilograms of jewelry so far.
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