Madurai City Police on Saturday, November 14 arrested two people in connection with the gold and diamond jewellery heist at the Tanishq showroom on Madurai Bypass Road. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) A G Inigo Divyan confirmed to ANI that the arrested pair are Suresh, the father of the main accused Nishanth, and an Instagram influencer named Meenakshi. Police said about five kilograms of gold jewellery has been recovered, according to ETV Bharat's reporting of the police account.

Source: ANI via Khel Ja (Nov 14)

The arrests are the first in the case since the heist was discovered on the morning of November 12, when staff opened the newly opened showroom at Palanganatham and found display jewellery missing. Awaaz Punjab reported the heist at the time, when City Police Commissioner S Rajendran said about 30 per cent of the goods in the shop had been taken and that only display items were targeted, while jewellery in the lockers was untouched. Read the earlier report: Madurai Tanishq showroom gold heist

According to ETV Bharat, investigators reached the two arrested people after a call was traced from Nishanth's phone to Meenakshi following the robbery. Vikatan reported that, according to police, Meenakshi did not take part in the robbery directly but was arrested for allegedly receiving and keeping a bag of the stolen jewellery; Aaj Tak described her as Nishanth's girlfriend, while Vikatan described her as a friend who earlier worked with a YouTube channel. These accounts of her alleged role are police allegations reported by the outlets, not findings of a court.

Source: ETV Bharat via The Indus Pulse (Nov 14)

Police had earlier questioned Nishanth at his residence in Madakulam and searched a suspect's house in Palanganatham for nearly three hours, DT Next reported, but he was away at the time. ETV Bharat reported that police learned Nishanth had gone to a field in Madakulam where he allegedly burned two bags of clothes. Nishanth, 25, works as a bike-taxi driver and a YouTuber, according to the reports.

Source: ETV Bharat / DT Next via The Indus Pulse (Nov 14)

A senior police officer said Nishanth remains at large and a manhunt is under way, while both arrested people are being interrogated. The DCP told PTI that special teams have been formed under three Assistant Commissioners of Police, with three inspectors in each team. Commissioner Rajendran told DT Next that police are also collecting details of thieves who use a similar method and checking where they are, and that no possibility is being ruled out.

Source: PTI / DT Next via The Indus Pulse (Nov 14)

All of the allegations against Suresh, Meenakshi and Nishanth are allegations by police reported in the media; none of them has been convicted, and the investigation is continuing. Police are expected to produce the arrested pair before a court and continue the search for Nishanth and for the remaining jewellery.