Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Oct 20: A case has been registered at the Barke police station after an unidentified woman allegedly snatched a gold chain worth Rs 1.35 lac from a toddler during a wedding ceremony at a hall in the city on Sunday.
Seema Banu had attended the wedding along with her three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Shazma. The incident occurred when the little girl went to the dining area to get ice cream. Upon returning, Shazma informed her mother that a woman had pulled the chain from her neck.
Although the people present at the venue immediately launched a search for the suspect, the woman could not be found.
The CCTV footage from the venue was later reviewed, which clearly showed a woman snatching the chain from the child's neck. Based on this evidence, a formal complaint was lodged, and the Barke police have registered a case. Further investigation is underway to trace the accused.