Mon Jun 30 14:22:20 UTC 2025: Here’s a news article summarizing the provided text, presented as if from “The Hindu” newspaper:
**Kerala Men Arrested in Coimbatore for Highway Robbery of Gold**
**COIMBATORE, June 30, 2025** – The Coimbatore District Police have apprehended two individuals from Kerala in connection with a highway robbery that occurred near K.G. Chavadi on June 14. R. Vishnu, 26, and J. Anshad, 35, both residents of Alappuzha district in Kerala, were arrested on Sunday for allegedly carjacking and robbing a Thrissur-based jeweler, Jaison Jacob, and his aide of 1.25 kg of gold.
According to police reports, the perpetrators used a truck owned by Vishnu and driven by Anshad to block Jacob’s vehicle on the Salem-Kochi Highway (NH 544). Jacob and his employee, S. Vishnu, were returning to Kerala after purchasing the gold in Tamil Nadu. After blocking the vehicle, the robbers forced Jacob and Vishnu from their car, stole the gold and ₹60,000 in cash, and then abandoned the victims by the roadside.
The truck used in the robbery was discovered abandoned in Ettimadai on June 15, while the jeweler’s car was found the following day on a remote road near Velanthavalam. Vishnu and Anshad were arrested in Ettimadai. Police are continuing their search for other individuals involved in the crime. The investigation remains ongoing.
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