CHITRADURGA: Chain snatchers made away with a 50 gm gold chain from a woman while she was on a walk in front of her house at Lakshmamma Layout in Hiriyur town on Tuesday evening.
Vinoda (60), wife of retired assistant sub-inspector of police Thippeswamy, was taking a walk near her house around 8.30 pm when two men on a motorcycle approached her from the front, snatched her chain and sped away.
The victim said her mangalasutra weighed 50 grams, costing about Rs 4 lakh. The chainsnatching and the escape by the motorcycle-borne duo was captured on CCTV cameras. The Hiriyur police have registered a case and taken up further investigation.
