CHENNAI: A spate of burglaries in the southern suburbs has left residents alarmed, after seven separate incidents were reported in a single night. The break-ins targeted a post office, petrol bunk, and several homes, with the culprits threatening victims at knifepoint before fleeing with cash, mobile phones, and even a car.

The first incident was reported at the Madambakkam Post Office near East Tambaram. Staff members who had locked up on Friday evening found the front door broken open when they returned the following morning. Eight official mobile phones were missing, though cash and valuables kept in safety lockers were untouched.

In the same area, burglars broke into the house of Lokesh and escaped with Rs 10,000 in cash and two mobile phones. In Cholan Nagar, a shop owned by Nagara

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