Thrissur: The Nedupuzha police on Monday arrested a contract employee of the Thrissur Corporation for attempting to rob a jewellery shop. The accused, Jinto (25) of Peramangalam, works in the Corporation’s electrical wing.

Police said Jinto broke open the lock of the Akkara jewellery shop around 4.15 am and forced his way into the store. The shop owner, who received a security alert about the door being tampered with, checked the CCTV feed on his phone and spotted Jinto inside. He immediately alerted the police, who rushed to the spot and nabbed the accused.

Police said Jinto had also attempted to rob a Punjab National Bank ATM at Punkunnam early Sunday morning. During interrogation, he confessed to both crimes and told police that mounting debts had driven him to commit the offences.

The Nedupuzha police registered a case against him under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 331(4) (house-breaking), 62 (attempt to commit offence), 305 (theft) and 324(1) (knowingly causing destruction of property).

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