The city police, on Thursday, arrested one person on the Vaigai Thenkarai Road on the charge of snatching gold chains from women in two recent instances.
According to the police, a special team, led by Pechimuthu, Assistant Commissioner of Police, arrested S. Vimalraj (24) of Keezha Anna Thoppu, for his alleged involvement in two instances of chain snatching at Khanpalayam.
In a press release, the city police said that a gold chain weighing 4.5 sovereigns was snatched from a 75-year-old flower vendor G. Lakshmi at Khanpalayam Fifth Street on April 19 by an unidentified person.
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Similar incident
A similar incident was reported at Khanpalayam Fourth Cross Street on April 28.
The victim was 65-year-old M. Vijayalakshmi. Based on a complaint filed with the Teppakulam police, a special team was formed to nab the culprit by Mohamed Shahjahan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime). The police also recovered the stolen property from the accused.
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