Chain snatchers caught in a spot of bother

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: In a dramatic incident caught on the CCTV, a man was seen trying to overpower two chain snatchers just as they were trying to escape after snatching the gold chain from an elderly woman in Banaswadi police limits.

According to sources, the incident took place early on Thursday morning.While the chain snatchers attempted to flee from the spot, the unidentified man held on to their bike until they left it behind in a bid to escape from him.

The jurisdictional police have now procured the CCTV footage and launched an investigation to nab the miscreants. The footage showed the duo on a motorcycle approaching a crossroad where an aged woman was seen walking. The pillion rider gets off the motorcycle and follows the woman even as the rider waits at the street corner with the engine running.

Suddenly, a man is seen darting from one of the houses and pushing the motorcycle rider to the ground even as the pillion rider returns after snatching the woman’s chain. The chain snatchers abandon their motorcycle and flee from the spot even as the man gives them a chase. The Banaswadi police have begun an investigation into the incident.