Mysuru: Police nab alleged chain snatcher, recover 97-gram gold chain
Police in Mandya district have arrested a 21-year-old delivery executive for snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman. The stolen property, valued at approximately 10 lakh rupees, was recovered along with the motorcycle used in the crime.
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This report highlights local law enforcement efforts in addressing street crime and property theft in rural Karnataka.
The police nabbed a 21-year-old youth accused of snatching a 97-gram gold chain from a 63-year-old woman in Cheenya village of Nagamangala taluk in Mandya district.
The police said the victim Bhagya, a resident of Cheenya village, was walking near Somanalamma Temple in Cheenya around 5.45 p.m. on July 1 when a person riding a motorcycle approached her from behind and snatched the gold chain from her neck and sped away.
A case was registered at Nagamangala Rural Police station, and a special team was constituted to trace the accused.
The team took the accused, identified as Vinay Kumar, into custody on the Magadi-Jalsoor road that passes through a forest area, near Tattahalli village, at Nagamangala taluk on July 8. The accused is a delivery executive who resides in Ganige village in Mandya taluk.
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