MADURAI: Two motorcycle-borne men on Sunday snatched a Madurai woman’s two gold chains, weighing 19 sovereigns and Rs 6 lakh, and sped away.
The incident took place in Mannar Thirumalai Street in Balaji Nagar.
J Geetha,57, went to a nearby place and was walking back home when the pillion rider of a motorcycle snatched her chains.
Neighbours rushed to the spot on hearing the screaming of Geetha, but the bikers managed to escape.
The Thirunagar police registered a case and began search for the duo.