Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur
Puttur, Nov 13: Two bike-borne miscreants attempted to snatch gold chains from two women walking on Car Street in Uppinangady on Thursday November 12. Following the incident, one of the victims lodged a complaint with the Uppinangady police.
The first incident occurred at around 11:15 am near the Ramakrishna Credit Co-operative Society on Car Street. Swapna, a native of Andhra Pradesh, was walking when two men on a motorcycle approached her and tried to snatch her chain. When she raised an alarm, the snatchers fled towards the Sri Sahasralingeshwara temple. Opposite the temple, they targeted another woman walking on the road, but their second attempt also failed.
Hearing Swapna's screams, social worker Nagesh Prabhu, who was near the village accountant's (VA) office, rushed to the spot. Upon learning about the incident, he began chasing the miscreants in his car. By then, the duo had reached the temple and attempted the second theft.
Spotting Prabhu's car trailing them, the culprits sped towards Uppinangady town via the road opposite Indraprastha Vidyalaya. However, Prabhu's car got stuck in traffic, allowing the chain snatchers to successfully escape through the road connecting to the national highway.
The sequence of events has been captured on CCTV cameras installed in the vicinity.