Supervisor robbed of cash and phone after being lured into auto in Sembium

A 24-year-old construction supervisor was robbed of cash and his mobile phone at knife-point on Friday evening after being lured into an auto-rickshaw near the Perambur railway station and taken to a secluded area in Sembium.

The victim, identified as Ashok Kumar, is a native of Bihar who lives in Nungambakkam and works as a construction supervisor in Chennai.

According to reports, Kumar had arrived at the Perambur railway station on Friday evening with the intention of traveling back to his hometown in Bihar. While he was waiting for his train at the station, two unidentified men approached him. The two suspects struck up a conversation with Kumar and offered to help him book a train ticket.

Trusting the two men, Kumar agreed to accompany them and boarded an auto-rickshaw. However, instead of helping him with his ticket, the suspects diverted the auto-rickshaw to a secluded location in Sembium.

Upon reaching the isolated spot in Sembium, the suspects threatened Kumar with a knife. They robbed him of ₹3,000 in cash and his mobile phone before fleeing the scene.

Following the robbery, Kumar filed a complaint with the local authorities. The Thiru Vi Ka Nagar police registered a case regarding the incident.

The police have secured CCTV footage from the vicinity of the crime scene and the railway station to identify the perpetrators. A manhunt has been launched by the Thiru Vi Ka Nagar police to trace and arrest the two unidentified suspects.