After three days of wait, cops retrieve stolen gold chain swallowed by thief

IN AN UNUSUAL case that tested both patience and perseverance, police officers in Alathur police station have finally recovered a gold chain that had been swallowed by a thief -- after three long days of round-the-clock watch and special care.

- SHYAM P V @Palakkad

The incident occurred on Sunday night around 7.30 pm during a local fair in Melarcode, when Muthappan (32), a native of Chinthamani of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, snatched a gold chain from the two-year-old daughter of Kaduchira Veettil Vinod, a Pattanchery native, and shockingly swallowed it in a desperate attempt to hide the evidence. The girl's grandmother raised an alarm, and the quick-thinking locals managed to apprehend the thief. However, a thorough search revealed nothing as the chain had vanished.