A 26-year-old software professional was arrested for chain snatching by police. R. Karthikeyan, a resident of Thousand Lights, works in a software company in Kandanchavadi.
Police said he was on a motorcycle near Gandhi Mandapam road bus stop around 6 a.m. on Monday, when he spotted Vasanthi (42). He stepped down his motorcycle and walked towards her pretending to talk over phone. He suddenly snatched her chain and tried to flee but Vasanthi raised an alarm and alerted the police who nabbed him. Karthikeyan was later remanded and sent to judicial custody.