Chain snatchers target two women in 30 mins

Vadodara: A gang of chain snatchers targeted two women in the city within 30 minutes on Monday. The police have begun scanning CCTV footage to get some clues about the accused duo that fled on a motorbike. The incidents have again raised questions about the police patrolling in different areas of the city.
The accused first targeted a 55-year-old woman who was out for a walk on New VIP Road at about 6.45 am. The duo approached Aruna Trivedi on a motorbike and the pillion rider snatched her gold chain worth Rs 35,000. After half-an-hour, the accused reached New Sama Road where they spotted another woman walking on the road.
They approached Gangotri Rai from behind at 7.15 am and one of them snatched her gold chain worth Rs 30,000 before fleeing from the spot. Rai told the cops that she regularly walks on that stretch. On Sunday morning too, two men had snatched the gold chain of a 69-year-old woman on Warasia Ring Road.
The men snatched Jashoda Solanki’s gold chain worth Rs 30,000 at 5.45 am and fled on a motorbike.