Hazards of transporting Cash

Dear (s)                                                                                                               
(This incident occurred during Sept 2008 and was shared on e mal with my friends on 24/09/2008)


Transporting cash from one place to another is a hazardous activity and many traders do carry cash in huge quantity. Though plastic money, money transfer and so many other modes are available, business community do transact their business in cash. When organizations need to transport money in bulk quantity, they carry it in locked boxes in vehicles of Security agencies, escorted by armed guards. There are even armoured cars enabled with GPS that would facilitate remote locking of cash chest inside.

Not so safe all the time. For many a times, the money that is being moved may not be accounted at all or the transaction would require hard cash. The firms then employ ingenious methods in moving cash - quite often the person carrying would look innocuous and would
do without any accompaniment or security. There will not be insurance protection for such types of transporation, primarily because the parties would not want any record of the transaction involving movement of huge cash. Not a happy story all time and sometimes, they do land up in great trouble just as a Trichy based jeweller experienced recently. On Aug 10th, they were transporting 3.72 crores (approx -$885700) in hard cash from Trichy to Chennai, when the van was stopped in a place near Veppur by somebody posing as policeman. The occupants were forced to open the door, tied and pushed into the vehicle. They escaped after shifting the cash into their car. The van was abandoned near Trichy.

A heist is a slang North American term for a type of robbery. One incident of notoriety was the robbery at the Lufthansa at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Dec 1978 when an estimated $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewels were stolen touted as the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. In our own country, the Chelambra bank robbery in the Malappuram district of Kerala is considered to be one of the biggest and most sensational bank robberies in the crime history. During 2007, , the robbers made a hole in the floor of the South Malabar Gramin Bank and got away with 80 kilograms of gold and 2,500,000 rupees, a total value of 80 million Indian Rupees. In a swift operation the Kerala Police apprehended the culprits and recovered almost 80%


There were not many clues in the 3.72 crore robbery at Veppedu, near Villupuram but Police had a lucky breakthrough. The accused boasted of his new found wealth in a drunken stupor in a TASMAC (Govt. shop selling liquor) leading to the arrest of all the four culprits involved in the case. On Tuesday, the city police announced the arrests, including that of two employees of jewellery shop, for their involvement in looting the cash from the van. Police have recovered a Maruti Omni and Rs 1.50 crore. It is stated that the two employees had eavesdropped owner's conversation of shipping a huge amount to Chennai for buying gold jewellery. The two had
sought some financial help from their employer earlier and were angry as it was denied.

The recovery of Rs.1.50 cr should certainly bring lot of cheer to the owners and credit to the TN Police for this swift operation.

With Regards
S Sampathkumar

T20 WC 2010 - the semi finalists

The semi final line-up is clearly drawn and India cannot grudge. Indians have displayed unwanted consistency in losing.

In the second version at England, India lost all its matches in Super 8. India scored 153/7 and lot to West Indies (156/3); England scored 153/7 and Indians fell 3 short 150/5. In the third match of no significance, South Africans successfully defended a measly 130 and won by 12 runs. Indians returned home empty handed.

This time the result was the same; though the opponents and the host were different. India lost to Aussies, Windies and then caved to Lankans.

Humiliation awaited the Host as they flopped to 105 and crushed to a defeat. Clarke’s men did not need a win but were not prepared for any compromise. In the earlier match Lankans went for a win – though Jayawardene and Jayasuriya fell cheaply, Sanga set up the chase, Mathews took them closer and Chamara Kapugedera sealed with a six off the last ball. India started off well with 50 in 5.5 and second 50 followed in 38 balls; Gambhir scored 41 off 32 and Raina flourished to 63 off 47. In the end, score of 163 was not enough. Debutant Vinaykumar removed Jaya for a nought and Lankans needed 25 off last 8. Indians bowling attack has proved to be a weak link and today, it was the inexperienced Vinay who suffered, though he had bowled well till then. In the penultimate over, fifth ball was hit for a six by Kapugedera and the next was a four,reducing the equation to 13 off the last over bowled by Nehra. Mathews hit a six of the first ball; 3 off 2 and Mathews was run out at 19.5. last delivery went for a six taking away India’s pride. Earlier in 14th over Yusuf had been hit for two sixers

In the first Semis England would take on Lankans on May 13 & on May 14, Aussies play Pakistan.

With regards – Sampathkumar.

WORLD CUP T20 - SEMI FINAL LINE UP ; WILL INDIA MAKE THE CUT ??

The T20 WC is interestingly poised; India has qualified for the Semis and would meet Aussie at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia.


In Yesterday’s match – England sustained their winning momentum beating Kiwis. Chasing 150 for victory, England made it pretty easily edging Kiwis out in the process. Earlier Pak had ousted SA and England had assured place even before the match began. Pakis leapfrogged to next stage with a solitary win.


Pak made 148 /7 with Akmal brothers in a good partnership. Langeveldt was impressive with 4/19. SA made 137 for 7 – Ajmal took 4/19


Whether it was Pak’s ability to defend small totals or it was SA’s reputation of falling short in crunch matches, is very hard to fathom out. For a regular viewer, the way SA went about their task was too difficult to swallow. Kallis with all the big name in IPL plays abominably slower when the situation warrants and was one the main culprits. The on slaught was planned too late and hitter like Albie came in too late. AB devilliers shone with a four and two successive sixers in Rehman’s over raising hopes – a score of 47 in four was made inexplicably out of reach. He tried a scoop squatting on the ground and trying to hit the ball over his head, ended up hitting it slightly above Kamran. Johan Botha displayed great heroics but Boucher and Albie could not. Saeed Ajmal bowled the last over when 17 was required and Albit scampered for one off the first. It was a tale of failure by Smith, Gibbs & Kallis in consuming balls.


Strangely, Pak with only this win could still make it to the Semis. The position as of date is :

The tourney rules are as under :
In the event of teams finishing on equal points at the end of the Super Eight Series, the right to play in the semi-final will be decided in the following order of priority:
• The most wins in the Super Eight Series matches.
• If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Super Eight Series matches then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in the Super Eight Series matches will be placed in the higher position.
• If following the net run rate calculation above there are teams which are still equal, then the team with the higher number of wickets taken per balls bowled in the Super Eight Series matches in which results are achieved, will be placed in the higher position.
• If still equal, the team which was the winner of the head to head match played between them will be placed in the higher position.
• In the highly unlikely event that teams cannot be separated by the above this will be done by drawing lots.


Net Run Rate
A team‟s net run rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs per over scored by that team throughout the relevant portion of the competition, the average runs per over scored against that team throughout the relevant portion of the competition.
In the event of a team being all out in less than its full quota of overs, the calculation of the net run rate of both teams shall be based on the full quota of overs to which the batting team would have been entitled and not on the number of overs in which the team was dismissed.
Only those matches where results are achieved will count for the purpose of net run rate calculations.
Thus if India can beat Lankans by least 20 runs if they bat first or with 3 overs to spare on batting second will enhance their NRR as also their chance of qualifying. Again, it depending on Aussie handing out a defeat to Windies even by a run.
Now coming back to the first para, It is factual. Indian Ewes have qualified and the 1st Semi is at St Lucia on 13/05 (0130) against Aussie. The second match is between WI & Kiwis. Finals is to be played at Barbados on May 16.


India beat SL by 71 runs (India 144/3 ; SL 73/9) at St Kitts; Offie Diana Pilli David hailing from Chirala, Andhra with 4/12 was the player of the match.


Regards – Sampathkumar S

loving one's language and concept of mother's day

Dear (s)

There was some significance attached to 9th May 2010.   Aping Western culture, this day was sought to be celebrated as ‘Mother’s day’. Ascribing importance and significance to a day – attaching it to honouring  Mother is nothing wrong from one perspective. In another,  it is simply commercial exploitation of sentiments. Mother’s day is celebrated in various parts of the World on different days – though many countries celebrate it on the Second Sunday of May (9th May happened to be one)

In US, read that Mother’s day is an annual holiday that recognises mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society. Anna Jarvis of West Virginia is credited to founding this concept in USA.

A part of India also follows the footstep. Some send gifts to their mother and send greeting cards to them. Whilst an individual’s way of celebration need not be commented upon, it is alien to our culture where we always respect Mother and most of us live united with our parents taking care of all their needs throughout the year and there is no show required on a given day.

Tamil literature is replete with respect and passion for one’s mother, mother language and mother country. Here is how Avvaiyar starts her ‘Kondrai venthan’.

Of late have been testing my skills in Tamil and understood that the basic foundation is not all that good. I have tried to refresh the basic of the language and its grammar, which is called very tough. Please do read my post below on tamil grammar and learning tamil.

Happy reading and look forward to your response.

Regards – Sampathkumar S