Chennai’s ‘Camera Thief’, Who Stole from 20 Weddings, Caught After 6 Yrs, Items Worth Rs 15L Seized
Thanks to social media, a camera thief, who has been stealing expensive cameras from wedding ceremonies in Chennai for the past six years, has been arrested.
On January 7, a wedding was held at the Ambedkar Wedding Hall in the ICF area of Chennai. Ashwin, who videotaped the event, later found that valuables worth Rs 4 lakh, including a camera and lens, had gone missing. Using the CCTV camera recordings of the wedding hall, he identified the thief and approached the police.
Police said Samsuddin was initially a fruit trader and he first stole a camera from a wedding in Mylapore in 2016. He sold it for Rs 50,000 through his friend in Burma Bazaar. He has stolen cameras and valuables from more than 20 events in Mylapore, Nungambakkam, Kodambakkam, Villivakkam, Kolathur and Ambattur in Chennai, said police.
Police have recovered valuables worth Rs 15 lakh from the accused. Police have launched a search for the dealer from Burma Bazaar, who bought the stolen items from Samsuddin.
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