Woman arrested for breaking into house, snatching gold chain from nonagenarian
Police in Sivaganga, India, arrested Selvi, a 42-year-old construction worker, for breaking into the house of 94-year-old N. Kalyani in Devakottai and snatching her gold chain. Selvi had reportedly targeted the elderly woman after observing her while working nearby, and the stolen chain has since been recovered.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the vulnerability of elderly individuals to opportunistic crime and underscores the importance of local law enforcement in apprehending perpetrators and recovering stolen property to ensure community safety.
Sivaganga police have arrested a woman who broke into a house and snatched a gold chain from an elderly woman in Devakottai.
Police said, N. Kalyani, 94, was residing on MRM KL Street in Devakottai. On Tuesday, a woman broke into her house, snatched the 1.5 sovereign of gold chain worn by Kalyani, and fled the scene.
The Devakottai Town police registered a case and investigated the incident. It was revealed that Selvi, 42, a construction worker from Devakottai area, was the one who snatched the chain. It was also uncovered that she had targeted and watched the elderly woman’s house while doing construction work nearby.
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