Updated Feb 15, 2021 | 16:47 IST
An engineering student has been arrested for allegedly snatching gold chains of three woman in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. Engineering student arrested for snatching chains [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The accused also stole money from his house and sold home appliances, his family said.
Police are making efforts to nab his accomplice.
Kanyakumari: Police in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari have arrested an engineer student-turned-chain snatcher allegedly involved in three cases. As per reports, the accused, identified as J Justin of Mekkamandapam, snatched chains to fuel his addiction to online rummy.
Justin’s father is a daily wager. His family is struggling to make ends meet. Around two years ago, he began playing online rummy. Soon after, he became addicted to online rummy. After some initial gains, he suffered loses worth lakhs in the game, following which
Maharashtra: Mob attacks police team, frees chain snatcher from custody in Thane
Maharashtra: Mob attacks police team, frees chain snatcher from custody in Thane
A group of policemen who had gone to Ambivali in the Thane district of Maharashtra to arrest a chain snatcher were attacked and assaulted by relatives and family members of the accused on Thursday.
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UPDATED: February 5, 2021 19:05 IST
The mob attacked the police to facilitate the escape of the chain snatcher (Photo Credits: Reuters/ Representative)
A group of policemen who had gone Ambivali in Thane district of Maharashtra to arrest a chain snatcher wanted in several cases were attacked and assaulted by relatives and family members of the accused on Thursday. The incident took place when officials from the Mira Bhayander Commissionerate s crime branch had apprehended the accused and were leaving from the Iranipada locality of Ambivali where majority population belongs to Irani community.
Coimbatore: A 37-year-old woman sustained deep cut injuries on her cheek, tongue and finger when she tried to escape from robbers who attempted to snatch a gold chain from her at Thottipalayam in Erode on Thursday.
According to the Karungalpalayam police, the two robbers covering their faces scaled the compound wall of a leather godown at Joseph Thottam in Thottipalayam around 7pm on Thursday.
The company’s administrative assistant, K Selvi, 37, was working in the company when the robbers entered. They grabbed her from behind. When they tried to snatch a gold chain from her neck, she tried to escape. But the robbers used a knife to cut the gold chain, which ended up in inflicting deep cut in Selvi’s cheek, tongue and middle finger, police said.