A special investigation team (SIT) headed by Munambam DySP, constituted a week ago to investigate burglary attempts similar to the methods of the ‘Kuruva gang’ at houses in North Paravur and Vadakkekara, has questioned an alleged member of the Kuruva gang arrested by Alappuzha police on Saturday evening (November 16).

The likelihood that the same members of the Kuruva gang who attempted the burglary in Alappuzha were involved in the North Paravur and Vadakkekara incidents is unlikely as the incidents took place on the same night. However, the involvement of their associates, who are reportedly active in several districts of Kerala, needs to be established.

According to the police, a pair of individuals suspected of attempted burglaries in the two suburban areas of Ernakulam may even be local thieves. This is because Kuruva gang members usually go to great lengths to break into houses. However, efforts are on to identify the thieves who, based on their appearance and body language, resemble the gang members arrested by the Alappuzha police, they said.

It is learned that residents of North Paravur, who saw one of the thieves, suspect that he resembled Santhosh Selvam, who was arrested by the police late on Saturday night from a marshy area under the Kundannoor bridge.