Chain snatched; youth held

January 29, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:44 am IST - MADURAI:

A youth who snatched 22 sovereigns of gold chain from a young woman was arrested by the Chekkanoorani police, on Tuesday evening.

The police said that a two-wheeler-borne youth had yanked the gold chain from S. Vinothini (21) of South Street in Thenkalpatti on Checkanoorani-Sholavandan Road around 6.15 a.m. on Tuesday.

The woman had come out to fetch water from the public tap when the incident occurred. However, the local police arrested a local youth, G. Rajeev, and remanded him in judicial custody.

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