JOIN USThree chain-snatching incidents were reported in Jayanagar, Siddapur and Rajagopalanagar in the early hours of Tuesday.
In the first incident, a bike-borne person snatched a gold chain from a 56-year-old woman in Jayanagar 3rd Block.
Around 6.45 am, the victim Shantha, was cleaning the portico of her house, when a person barged in and snatched her gold chain and escaped.
In the second incident at 7.15 am, Susheela was drawing a rangoli in front of her hose near Rani Channamma Circle in Siddapur while a bike-borne miscreant snatched her 75-gram gold chain.
In the third incident, two bike-borne miscreants snatched a gold chain from 55-year-old Paravathamma in Srigandhanagar in Rajagopalanagar when she was returning home after buying milk. But Parvathamma managed to hold on to her gold chain and raised an alarm. The miscreants managed to make away with 20 grams of her gold chain while Parvathamma managed to hold on to the rest.
Attempt to break ATM
An attempt to loot an ATM centre on 8th Main in Siddapur was also reported minutes before the chain-snatching in Jayanagar. It is suspected to be the handiwork of a single person.
The police said that around 5.30 am, an unidentified person went into a Bank of India ATM kiosk and tried to break the cash box. The ATM machine sent a message to the Siddapur police, who rushed to the spot. The miscreant noticed the police approaching and escaped. They tried to chase him but in vain. The ATM was damaged but the cash was safe.
“We have vital clues and are working to nab the suspect. We are not sure if a security guard was deployed at the ATM,” said a senior police officer.