Rob Truck Driver: College Student Arrested for Robbing Truck Driver in Chennai | Chennai News

Chennai: A college student and his friend have been arrested for robbing a truck driver at Royapuram on Sunday night. Police said Chozhan, a truck driver from Somasekarapuram in Thiruvarur, was driving his vehicle from Kasimedu to Chennai Harbour. Due to a traffic snarl and slow movement of vehicles, he parked his truck on the roadside and waited for the road to clear. Two youths, who arrived on a bike, robbed the truck driver at knifepoint and escaped with 5,000 he had. The driver lodged a complaint with the Kasimedu Fishing Harbour police station. On checking CCTV footage, police found the involvement of Moses, 21, from Old Washermenpet, and his friend Riaz, 21, from Kasimedu. Moses is a final year BBA student at a private college, while Riaz is an AC mechanic. Interrogations revealed that they decided to rob people to buy alcohol and fund parties for their friends.Both were remanded in judicial custody. tnn

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