Trader robbed of gold while travelling home in Thiruvananthapuram

A jewellery trader was robbed of a bag of gold while travelling home from his shop in Chalai, Thiruvananthapuram, late Thursday, and police are investigating. Police records list two kilograms as stolen, while the trader initially told mediapersons that nearly 15 sovereigns were taken; the amount has not been independently confirmed in the reports.

Nandakumar, who owns Vaishnavi Jewellery, was riding his scooter towards his home in Valiyasala after closing his shop when two men on a motorcycle intercepted him at Sabapathy Kovil Street and took the bag, according to police and local reporting. The incident occurred at about 10.30 p.m., one account said. Another placed it by 11 p.m.

The police have recorded two kilograms in the First Information Report, and maintained that this was the amount reported stolen. Nandakumar’s initial estimate to mediapersons was nearly 15 sovereigns. A separate report said the owners later put the amount at about two kilograms. The available accounts do not establish whether the initial estimate was corrected or how much gold was ultimately confirmed missing.

Police Commissioner Arul R. B. Krishna said CCTV footage showed two suspects riding around the...