CHENNAI: Ravi Kanth Singh (27) of Uttar Pradesh who was brandishing two loaded guns, was caught by a pawn broker and members of the public inside the former’s house on January 29 at around 10.40 am at Jani Jahan Khan Road, Royapettah in Chennai, Police said. Two others who assisted the accused and waited outside the pawn broker’s house were later arrested by the Police at Broadway (Parry’s corner) area. Munnal Lal (43), a native of Rajasthan who runs a pawn broking shop on the ground floor of his residence at Jani Jahan Khan Road, had opened his shop and was about to start his business as usual. Then Ravi Kanth Singh suddenly entered the shop through a side entrance and walked straight up to Munna Lal and pressed a country gun to his stomach. While Munna Lal stood frozen with fear, Vasantha, the domestic help, saw the gun-wielding Ravi Kanth and raised an alarm. After hearing her screams, Ravi Kanth pushed the other gun he was carrying into the mouth of Vasantha and asked her to keep quiet. Ravi Kanth told Munna Lal in Hindi that he had not come to kill them but only to take away valuables in the shop. Meanwhile a few locals in the area who had heard the screams of the woman rushed inside the house. Babu a passerby rushed inside the house and with the help of Munna Lal tried to overpower Ravi Kanth. People who had gathered outside the house locked the house from outside and informed the police. Two country guns, 12 rounds of bullets, two knives and three SIM cards from Ravi were recovered by the Police. ]]>
