Overview

• Diamond merchant S Chandrasekar was assaulted and tied up in a Vadapalani hotel room during the robbery on May 4.
• The suspects, identified as John Lloyd, Vijay, Ratheesh, and Arun Pandiarajan, all Chennai residents, fled with diamonds valued at ₹20 crore.
• Vadapalani police formed special teams and used hotel and public CCTV footage to track the suspects’ vehicle.
• Thoothukudi police intercepted the suspects' jeep at Pudur Pandiyapuram toll plaza near Sivakasi on May 5, recovering the stolen diamonds.
• The arrested suspects are being transferred to Chennai for further investigation and court proceedings.