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Bangalore
K.V. Subramanya
THE SPURT in chain snatching cases in Bangalore has caused concern among women, who have become the soft targets of robbers. Since October 10, at least 17 cases of chain snatching have been reported from Vijayanagar, Kumaraswamy Layout, Byatarayanapura, Girinagar, Jnanabharathi, Chamarajpet, Tilaknagar, Koramangala, Jeevanbimanagar, Kamakshipalya and Basaveshwaranagar police station limits. Three cases each have been reported from Girinagar and the adjoining Byatarayanapura police station limits. On November 10, in a span of 30 minutes, two youths on a motorcycle snatched gold chains from two women in Girinagar and Byatarayanapura police station limits.
A pattern?
There seems to be a pattern: in at least 12 cases, youths on motorcycles snatched gold chains from women pedestrians walking alone in residential areas. The police claim they have been making efforts to check chain snatching and robberies on the roads, which, they say, cause fear in the public mind. They have arrested a few people on the charge of chain snatching and recovered gold chains from them. The police say it is easy for a criminal to snatch a chain from a woman, and many criminals have taken to this crime. "Further, criminals are also tempted by the display of gold jewellery by women," they add. A senior official says that though the police have been able to catch those involved in chain snatching cases, the latter start committing the crime again, soon after their release. He claims that there has been only a slight increase in the number of chain snatching cases and there is no cause for alarm. "We have accorded top priority to prevent chain snatching," he adds. The police are analysing chain snatching cases by taking into account the time and place of occurrence, the modus operandi of the criminals and other factors to come out with preventive measures, he says.
`People must cooperate'
The police say that though they have held awareness programmes on crime prevention, women continue to wear gold jewellery even when they have to walk alone in desolate and poorly lit areas. "Public cooperation is necessary in preventing crimes, particularly chain snatching," the police say.
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