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Chennai

Chennai: Duo on bike snatch 74-yr-old's chain

Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage from nearby areas to track the suspects and their movements. Further inquiries are ongoing.

DTNEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: A 74-year-old woman was robbed of a gold chain worth Rs 6 lakh by two men on a motorcycle who approached her under the pretence of asking for temple directions near Sevvapet in Tiruvallur district.

The victim, identified as Gajalakshmi, a resident of Perumalpattu near Tiruvallur, was walking to a temple close to her house, police said. Two helmeted men on a motorcycle stopped her to inquire about a temple's location. As she responded, one of them snatched the gold chain from her neck. Though she raised an alarm, the suspects sped away on their bike before anyone could intervene. Authorities at the Sevvapet police station have registered a case and launched a search. Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage from nearby areas to track the suspects and their movements. Further inquiries are ongoing.

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