A 28-year-old tourist from Switzerland has lodged a complaint with the Pondy Bazaar police station stating that two unidentified persons stole her bag which contained $3,000 and other currencies on Wednesday.

According to the police, Marcelene Carole had come to Chennai a few days ago. She was staying in a hotel near Cenotaph Road and had gone to shop at T. Nagar.

“In her complaint, she said that when she was travelling in an auto rickshaw, two men on a bike snatched her bag and sped away. Afterward, she lodged a complaint with the Pondy Bazaar police station and a Community Service Register was provided,” an officer said.

Conflicting events

As part of the investigation, the police team visited the hotel and checked the CCTV footage.

“She was not seen coming out of her room in the morning. The first time she left was to visit the station. We are anyway investigating the issue,” an officer added.