CHENNAI: Police have arrested a 50-year-old cab driver, who travelled in his car and resorted to chain snatching in the southern suburbs. The arrested was identified as Balaji of Ayanavaram.
Police sources later quoted the accused as saying that he took to chain snatching to fund the education of his two college-going daughters.
Police had launched a hunt for the culprit after two incidents in Alandur where elderly women were targeted. In both incidents, the victims said the culprit had come in a car, which intrigued police since typically bike-borne men snatch chains.
In one incident in Thillai Ganga Nagar near Adambakkam, a 72-year-old woman was relieved of her 1.5-sovereign chain while she was on her morning walk. According to police, the accused had snatched a gold chain from her while driving the car. In another incident, a 62-year-old woman complained that she was relieved off her 5-sovereign chain. The victim, Malathy, was a resident of 22nd Street in Nanganallur. She was plucking flowers outside the compound wall of her house when a car slowed down. The driver called her on the pretext of asking for directions and when she came near the vehicle, he snatched her chain and fled.
Based on preliminary investigations, police suspected that the same person was involved in both incidents and began examining CCTV camera footage from the neighbourhood. Meanwhile, on Friday night, a team headed by Adambakkam inspector Balan was on a routine check when they noted a cab fleeing on seeing the police party. Police gave chase and apprehended the driver Balaji, who confessed after questioning.
Police sources later quoted the accused as saying that he took to chain snatching to fund the education of his two college-going daughters.
Police had launched a hunt for the culprit after two incidents in Alandur where elderly women were targeted. In both incidents, the victims said the culprit had come in a car, which intrigued police since typically bike-borne men snatch chains.
In one incident in Thillai Ganga Nagar near Adambakkam, a 72-year-old woman was relieved of her 1.5-sovereign chain while she was on her morning walk. According to police, the accused had snatched a gold chain from her while driving the car. In another incident, a 62-year-old woman complained that she was relieved off her 5-sovereign chain. The victim, Malathy, was a resident of 22nd Street in Nanganallur. She was plucking flowers outside the compound wall of her house when a car slowed down. The driver called her on the pretext of asking for directions and when she came near the vehicle, he snatched her chain and fled.
Based on preliminary investigations, police suspected that the same person was involved in both incidents and began examining CCTV camera footage from the neighbourhood. Meanwhile, on Friday night, a team headed by Adambakkam inspector Balan was on a routine check when they noted a cab fleeing on seeing the police party. Police gave chase and apprehended the driver Balaji, who confessed after questioning.
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