Laptops worth several lakh stolen in Erode, Madurai

Chennai: Laptops, desktops and accessories worth several lakh were stolen from a government school in Pethampalayam, Thingalur (near Erode). The police is seeking the help of Confed-ITA to nab the culprit. Confed-ITA has alerted all its members to inform the association immediately if and when the above-mentioned products reach them for sale or service.

The products stolen include-seven Zenith PCs (serial numbers: 9T24491, 9T24499, 9T24501, 9T24503, 9T24487, 9T24500, 9T24492), seven Zenith 19-inch LCD monitors (serial numbers: 92300792, 92300723, 92301132, 92300776, 92300782, 92301113, 92301080), one Epson-LQ1150 dot matrix printer (serial number: AAAFE1331JXM002), and a Dell 2400 DLP projector.

In another theft incident in Madurai, on Oct 4, Vishal a middle-aged person, who was staying at a posh hotel in the city, stepped into a showroom and requested for two laptops to be sent to the hotel.

The sales executive of the showroom went to the hotel with the laptops. The person took him to the room, where the executive gave a demo of the laptops. After a while, Vishal told the executive that he must show the laptops to his superior, who he said was staying in another room on the same floor. He had told the executive that he must get approval from his superior to make the payment. When the executive was waiting in the room, Vishal disappeared with two laptops.

Later, on receiving a complaint, Subramaniapuram police registered a case of cheating and are investigating the issue.