CHENNAI : In Dindigul, a doctor couple and their parents were robbed after being tied up. The incident took place on Ottan Chatram-Dharapuram road. 52 year old Dr. Shaktivel, his wife Dr. Rani and Dr. Shaktivel's parents were robbed at around 2 am.

They were threatened with a knife and 280 sovereigns of gold, Rs 25 lakh and car keys were stolen. The gang escaped in the doctor's car after the robbery. Dr. Sakthivel, who untied himself , immediately informed the Dindigul police. Police said the masked group have destroyed surveillance cameras around the house.

A large building is under construction near the doctor's house. So the locals did not know about the robbery. Dindigul District Superintendent of Police Srinivasan said that the robbery gang included four people and four special teams were deployed to nab them. The robbers were aged between 25 and 30 and were suspected to have been assisted by locals.