Coimbatore: Three unidentified people have snatched a gold chain weighing three sovereigns from a woman on Puttuvikki Road here on Monday night.
According to police, the incident took place when Sathish and his wife Lathika, 34, of Kuniyamuthur, were returning home from Kovaipudur. “When they were travelling on Puttuvikki Road, a three-member gang followed them on a motorcycle, snatched the gold from Lathika and sped away.”
She alerted the city police, who conducted vehicle check across the city, but to no avail. Based on Lathika’s complaint, the Kuniyamuthur police have registered a case under Section 392 (robbery) of the Indian Penal Code and further investigation is on.
Motorists are afraid to travel on Puttuvikki Road during night hours because of the presence of chain and mobile phone snatchers.
If police fail to act immediately, Puttuvikki Road is likely to become infamous for these chain and mobile phone snatching gangs soon.