THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police have taken into custody notorious robber Thiruvananthapuram Chirayinkeezhu Thonnakkal Oorikulathu Puthen veettil Ayyappan alias Blade Ayyappan (30), who had sneaked into another district to commit robberies.

He was caught by Karunagapally police on Tuesday while he was carrying out thefts centring his activities on worship places and institutions.

Over the past one week, Ayyappan has broken into Thazhavila mobile shops, and broken open hundis at Pavumba Palamoodu Manikanta temple, Changankulangara Kottampally Kurishadi, Kurungappally Mar Alias Orthodox church and Karutheri Jamaat, according to the case filed against him. The arrest was on the basis of this case.

SIs Jayashankar Alotious, ASI Sreekumar and CPO Rajeev arrested Ayyappan from Pavumba based on a secret information received by Karunagapally CI Manjulal.

Ayyappan is also an accused in many cases registered in other districts. He is also an accused in a case in which he tried to assault policemen and escape while he was being taken from Viyyur Central jail to the court.

His method is to injure the police with a blade and escape, if caught. He was later produced in the court and remanded.