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Chain-snatchers have a field day

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: In just over an hour on Friday evening, five women, all pedestrians, lost over 200 gm of gold when two motorcycle-borne miscreants snatched their chains, across four police station limits.

The incidents took place in Subramanyanagar and Malleswaram police limits in North Division, and Seshadripuram and Vyalikaval police limits in Central Division. The police suspect said that the same duo could have been involved in all the five chain-snatching cases.

The police said that the chain-snatching spree that commenced around 7.15 p.m. ended at Seshadripuram police limits by 8.20 p.m. The police said that both rider and person riding pillion were wearing helmets during the chain-snatching incidents, and in at least three cases, the victims could not identify the vehicle.

Miscreants struck on Malleswaram 5th Main, 9th Cross, around 7.45 p.m. when they snatched two gold chains from Saraswani (39) who was returning home with her child. Saraswani lost her “mangalasutra” and a chain, together weighing 100 gm. The police said that the bike-borne duo chose to strike at her at a dimly lit place on the 9th Cross.

Two cases of chain-snatching were reported in the Central Division. In Vyalikaval police limits, the culprits snatched the chain of a 58-year-old woman on Vyalikaval 3rd Main Road around 8.20 p.m. The police said that Malathi R. Rao was walking with her husband when the duo came from the opposite direction and snatched the gold chain weighing around 60 gm.

Around 8.45 p.m., the culprits snatched a 20 gm gold chain from Kala (21) while she was walking with her mother Susheelamma on Seshadripuram Pipeline Road. “In both the incidents, the victims were unable to identify the vehicle or the vehicle number as they were in a state of shock,” ACP R. Lakshmana told The Hindu.

The police said that both the places were crowded when the incident took place, and that no one bothered to chase the culprits.

Two cases of chain-snatching were also reported in Subramanyanagar police station limits. Women were robbed of their gold chains in Gayatrinagar and Milk Colony, details of which were not available.

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