Bike-borne men rob 3 women of gold in separate incidents

The first incident took place in Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road around 9.30pm when 42-year-old Manjula, a resident of Kovilambakkam near Madipakkam was returning home on a two-wheeler along with her daughter Sita (21). They were returning on their scooter after a shopping spree in Chromepet when two men on a bike overtook and intercepted them. They were wearing helmets so the women could not take a good look at their faces.

The riders approached the women and snatched a 5-sovereign chain from Manjula’s neck before assaulting both of them. They suffered minor injuries and later filed a complaint with the Pallavaram police.

In the second case, 45-year-old Mahalakshmi and her husband Rajan, residents of Pammal, were returning home after attending a marriage at Thoraipakkam, when the assailants struck.

They were nearing Echankadu around 10.30 pm, when two men wearing helmets on a two-wheeler chased them and hit their bike. The couple fell and were injured. The men used this opportunity to snatch Mahalakshmi’s 15-sovereign ornaments and fled the spot. The couple then approached the Chitlapakkam police and received treatment at a private hospital in Pammal.

In the last incident, 39-year-old Devi Buvaneswari, a resident of Royapettah and an office superintendent at the DGP office in Chennai was attacked and robbed off her 9-sovereign chain. Buvaneswari and her husband Suresh were returning from a funeral around 11.45pm when two bike-borne men tried to snatch the chain. Suresh triedto fight back but was assaulted by the menwho snatched the chain and fled.

The Meenambakkam police have registered a case and trying to identify the robbers.