Coimbatore: Police Animalai arrested a 25-year-old car driver from Kerala on Sunday for stealing a car from Pollachi.
The police identified as Saddam Hussain at Rp.
Colony in Chitture in Palackad.
“Saddam, who reached tirupur a few days ago, wanted to go home.
The embankment man stole a motorcycle from the Dharapuram bus stand and headed for the Palakkad on Saturday.
But it was running out of fuel in UnjaveLampatti near the pollachi.
From there, he boarded a vehicle to reach Animalai on Saturday Night.
He watched the car owned by L Zaheer Hussain from the North Street Market and stole it.
He headed to the Pollachi and gave a ride to the people on the road.
He got Rs 250, but spent food.
He then decided to visit Aliyar Dam, but intercepted by the police team, “said Sub-Inspector of Police Anaiaimai Selvaraj.
Saddam was ordered under section 379 from the Criminal Code and returned in trial detention.
TNN.