Chain snatchers on the prowl, women unsafe in Jamshedpur

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, March 5: A gang of chain snatchers has once again become active in the city, giving sleepless nights to city cops. Women are especially on the radar of this gang as revealed by several recent incidents reported from different parts of the city.

In the last one week, seven cases of snatching have been registered. In all these incidents, women were targeted. Barring one incident, all other incidents are yet to be detected. On 26^th February last, Kiran Sahu of Kadma Pawai Road was robbed by two scooty-borne criminals. The incident was caught on CCTV camera. On 27^th February, two bike-borne criminals looted a chain from Shubhshree Rajat at Agrico Road in Sidhgora. On 1^st Mrach, chain was snatched from Yashoda Devi in Sheshnagar at Chhota Govindpur. On 2^nd March, chain was snatched from Jusco School teacher Deep Shikha near G Town, Bistupur. Two persons were arrested in this case. On 3^rd March, a purse was snatched from one Sana Parveen near Harijan Basti Kabiria School. On the same day, criminals snatched a chain from one Krishna Devi at Gandak Road, Sakchi. The woman suffered fracture in her hand in a scuffle with the culprits. Looters also snatched a gold chain from one Renu Tiwary near Shiv Singh Bagan on the same day. They showed a gun to the woman who was accompanied by her son Sagar Tiwary.