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Chain-snatchers target 2 women

Last Updated 04 August 2017, 19:00 IST

 Two unidentified men robbed a woman of her 30-gram gold chain on Thursday night. The incident occurred around 11.45 pm when Veena (55), a resident of Papareddypalya, off Nagarabhavi, was walking outside her house after dinner. The culprits followed her on a bike, snatched her chain and sped away, said the police.

In another incident in Gururaj Layout near Vidyapeeta Circle in south Bengaluru, two men tried to rob a woman of her gold her chain.

The incident occurred around 10.15 am when Leelavathi, a resident of Gururaj Layout, was standing in front of her house.She raised an alarm as one of the culprits tried to snatch her chain. On seeing some local residents, the duo sped on their bike.  The victim did not lose the chain as she held on to it tightly, said the police.

Businessman held

The CCB sleuths arrested a businessman on charges of selling fake electronic gadgets and leather goods.  The suspect, Rajesh Kumar (40), is a resident of Srirampuram. On a tip-off, the police raided Kumar’s store at Gandhinagar and seized fake gadgets and leather materials worth Rs 2.28 lakh. He was selling the fake materials for the last one year, said the police. A case has been registered with the Upparpet police.

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(Published 04 August 2017, 19:00 IST)

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