A burglary attempt was foiled by alert patrol policemen at the famous Dunlop tyre factory here and two security guards were nabbed for allegedly trying to steal tyre machinery and equipment worth Rs 45 lakh, police said.
Ambattur police during their regular patrol duty on the wee hours of Sunday, entered into the plant following the noise coming out of the Dunlop Tyre factory premises and prevented burglary of the machinery and equipment that were being loaded into a truck, a police release said.
Two persons K Anoop Kumar (27) and R Krishnamoorthy (28), who were working as the security guards of the plant were nabbed for the crime, initial investigations revealed.
The duo were paid Rs 1.20 lakh for the crime by the Security Officer, Murali who is absconding along with few others, it said.
Eight sets of truck mould, three units of 40 HP BIS motor valued at Rs 45 lakh that were being loaded in a truck was seized by the police, it said.
