Chennai: Roommate, her partner held for snatching woman's chain

CHENNAI: The police have arrested a 28-year-old woman in a chain-snatching incident at a private women's hostel in Ramapuram. An intruder had snatched a six-gram gold chain of a 22-year-old private firm employee who resided in the hostel, and it was reported on October 7, 2025.

After investigations, the police arrested Dhanasekar (30) of Chinna Porur and remanded him in judicial custody. Subsequent investigations led police to Radhika (28), the victim's roommate. Investigators found that she initially attempted to remove the victim's gold chain using a wire cutter while the victim was asleep after returning from a night shift. When the attempt failed, she contacted Dhanasekar, who entered the hostel and snatched the chain before fleeing.