Two-wheeler thieves wearing helmets struck at three places in the district and snatched gold chains from two women and the ‘Thali’ from another woman at Thirupulani and RS Mangalam police limits since Monday evening.
Police said K. Valli (60) was bringing goats from the field at Regunathapuram on Monday evening when two persons, riding on a two-wheeler, intercepted her and snatched three sovereigns of gold chain.
The miscreants asked for some address and diverted her attention before snatching the chain. She screamed for help but before the villagers could come to her rescue, they fled the scene, police said.
Within 30 minutes, they struck at Gundoorani Valasai in the same Thirupulani police limit and snatched seven sovereigns of chain from G. Poornavathi (53).
She was returning home after buying milk when the miscreants intercepted her on the pretext of seeking address, police said.
In the third incident, the victim C. Renukadevi was changing dress after taking a bath at the village Oorani (waterbody) at Pooliveerandevan Kottai in RS Mangalam police limit on Tuesday when two persons, who came in a two wheeler, snatched her ‘Thali’ chain and fled, police said. As the thieves approached the woman after parking the vehicle, she turned to the other side, when they snatched the ‘Thali’chain, weighing five sovereign from behind, police said.
In the third case, police obtained the registration number of the two-wheeler and exuded confidence of arresting the thieves.
Held for cheating
Meanwhile, police arrested on Tuesday N. Muthumurugan (30) of Chathirakudi who had cheated a woman of Rs.15,000 by misusing her debit card at a State Bank of India (SBI) ATM centre on Salai Street in the Bazar police limit near here recently.
The accused offered to help the woman and took away the cash without her knowledge, police said.
He was traced with the help of footage in the CCTV camera installed at the ATM centre, police said.
He was produced before a magistrate court here on Wednesday and that remanded him in judicial custody, police added.
