CHENNAI: Tamil film producer K Rajan died by suicide on Sunday after allegedly jumping off the Adyar bridge in Chennai, police said. Police said that K Rajan, 85, a resident of Washermenpet, was a film producer.On Sunday evening, he had arrived in the Adyar area along with his driver, Dhanasekar, of Tondiarpet in his car….
A 28-year-old delivery executive of a food delivery company, P Tharunkumar, a native of Karur, died after a garbage truck collided with his motorcycle near Koyambedu around midnight on Friday. Police said he was riding his motorcycle along Koyambedu Market ‘A’ Road when a garbage truck rammed his vehicle from behind. Tharunkumar was thrown off…
Chennai: Koyambedu police arrested a woman and her daughter on Thursday for stealing 30.43g of gold jewellery and a 10g silver coin from a house at Nerkundram. The complainant, Maheshwari, 50, of Meenakshi Nagar at Nerkundram, told police that she and her children went on a vacation on April 30. When they returned home on…
CHENNAI: Veteran actor Rajinikanth on Sunday addressed a press conference at his residence in Poes Garden, Chennai, clarifying his political position amid criticism surrounding his recent meeting with MK Stalin.Rajinikanth said he was “extremely shocked” on hearing about Vijay becoming the chief minister. He added that he is no longer active in politics and has…
Chennai: Ponneri police launched a search for a youth who attempted to sexually assault a 37-year-old woman after offering her a lift on his two-wheeler near Ponneri in Tiruvallur district on Friday. Police said the woman, of Amoor village near Ponneri, worked at a textile factory in Madhavaram. As there was no direct bus facility…
Chennai: An 18-year-old engineering student died in a road accident during a motorcycle race on the Tambaram-Maduravoyal Bypass Road near Kovur on Friday night. Police said the student suffered head injuries after losing control of the motorcycle.The deceased, Jai Harish, of Kadapperi in Tambaram, was a second year electronics and communication engineering student at Sathyabama…
Chennai: Vignesh Kumar, 27, a driver employed by Hitech Cash Management, has been arrested for stealing 25 lakh in cash from a van used to replenish ATMs of private banks in Chennai. The company handled cash replenishment services for ATM centres of various private banks across the city. Police said 8 lakh was recovered from…
CHENNAI: IMD has issued the onset of the southwest monsoon, while the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast heavy rainfall in several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next few days due to prevailing weather systems over the Bay of Bengal. After several parts of the state received summer showers on Saturday, bringing…
Chennai: Edwin George, an employee of a software company has been arrested for cultivating a ganja plant at his residence at VOC Nagar. The ganja plant was seized, and police launched an inquiry to determine whether the accused had links to narcotics suppliers. Following a tip-off that Edwin was growing a ganja plant on the…
As part of a crackdown on drug trafficking and illegal liquor sales, the Tambaram city police seized 21kg of ganja and 1,900 Tapentadol tablets from multiple locations on Thursday and Friday. Police also arrested multiple suspects involved in narcotics distribution and cyber fraud cases. The raids were carried out by teams from the Semmanchery police…
