CRPF officer blames police for inaction on burglary complaint

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A CRPF personnel, currently posted in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday blamed Ponnai police for still not arresting the suspects who burgled her house near Katpadi here in June 2025.

In a video, which was shared by BJP leader K. Annamalai on his X handle, the CRPF personnel, who identified herself as Kalavathi from Narayanapuram village near Katpadi, said that on June 24, as part of their routine, her parents took their cattle for grazing around 3.30 p.m. On returning home around 5.30 p.m., the couple found the main door broken. Valuables, including 22.5 sovereigns of gold jewellery, ₹50,000, and silk sarees, were found to be missing.

“My father informed the local police, but they delayed registration of complaint, citing bandobast duty for the Chief Minister’s visit to the district the following day. We got the FIR copy only on June 28. So far, no progress has been made in the case,” she alleged in the video.

Police sources said Kalavathi’s father, Kumarasamy, 65, lived with his wife and son.

According to the police, a case was registered at 7.30 p.m. on June 25, and not as mentioned in the video (around 12.30 p.m. on June 26). An FIR copy was issued on the same day to K. Dasarathan, 32, Kumarasamy’s son. “The case is in the final stages of investigation. The suspects will be arrested soon,” A. Myilvaganan, SP (Vellore), told The Hindu.

Police sources said a preliminary investigation was done on the same day as the complaint was filed by Kumarasamy. Two police personnel attached to Ponnai police inspected the crime spot. Fingerprints of six suspects were taken as part of the inquiry.

The Call Detail Record of nine suspects, including those mentioned by the victim, are also being analysed. “Around 80% of the investigation is done. Suspects will be held soon,” police sources said.