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This is an archive article published on May 10, 1999

Additional DGP8217;s house burgled

CHENNAI, May 9: The house of a Tamil Nadu Additional Director-General of Police, A K Alexander at Kilpauk was the target of thieves on Ma...

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CHENNAI, May 9: The house of a Tamil Nadu Additional Director-General of Police, A K Alexander at Kilpauk was the target of thieves on May 7, in a spate of robberies. The culprits broke into the house when the family members were away and decamped with a pair of gold bangles and Rs 1,500. The officer was not in town when the incident occurred.

 

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