Man, who robbed three women within minutes, held

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A person has been arrested for his alleged involvement in robbing three separate women of their gold chains at knifepoint near the Indiranagar police station limits. As reported by News Trail earlier, the incident had taken place on the night of October 20, after two of the victims had registered a complaint with the jurisdictional police station.

Taking the matter seriously, the personnel collected the CCTV footage from the cameras installed near the spot and found two youths on a scooter following three women, who were residents of the same vicinity, and robbing them within a span of a few minutes.

After almost a fortnight of the intense probe, the cops nabbed one of the accused in Banaswadi. It was revealed that the accused is a native of Tamil Nadu and a habitual offender, with several chainsnatching cases already filed against him.

The police said that the accused had pledged the stolen valuables at a private finance firm in the city in exchange for instant cash. The police recovered the gold ornaments and are currently interrogating the accused for more information, police said. Further investigation is underway