Chain-snatchers strike again in Hyderabad

The two incidents that took place on a festive day, caused terror among the residents in the areas.

Update: 2018-03-25 19:49 GMT
The police had just tracked down the chain snatcher's bike's registration number and had reached his house. But, what the police did not know was that it was not Anjaneyulu who drove the bike. It was another person who had bought Anjaneyulu's bike three years ago. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Chain-snatchers struck again on the city outskirts on Sunday at two different locations, at Ghatkesar and Shamshabad. While in one incident, the snatcher jumped in the compound and looted the victim, in the other, bike-borne snatchers targeted a woman who was riding pillion with her husband. The two incidents that took place on a festive day, caused terror among the residents in the areas.

According to the police, on Sunday, the victim identified as M Rani, who had recently donated a kidney to her brother, had to relieve herself at least five times during the night.

Accordingly, on Sunday morning at around 4 am, she woke up and came out of the house to relieve herself. Just then, an unidentified suspect entered their compound by jumping over the compound wall, accosted her from behind and snatched her three-tola gold chain and fled.

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