Woman fights chain snatcher in Tambaram

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A 25-year-old pistillate thwarted a chain-snatching effort connected the GST Road successful Tambaram connected Tuesday afternoon, managing to retrieve her golden jewellery worthy astir ₹5 lakh, though the fishy escaped.

Police said Vikasini N. of Guduvanchery was walking towards the Tambaram autobus basal astir 1 p.m. aft attending classes. As she crossed the roadworthy adjacent the Hindu Mission Hospital signal, a antheral wearing a lungi abruptly attacked her and tried to snatch her golden chain.

She resisted and got into a little scuffle with the assailant. Though helium managed to interruption the concatenation and fly towards the adjacent railway station, her cries for assistance alerted passers-by, who chased him.

The fishy reportedly threw the breached concatenation roadside earlier disappearing into the railway presumption area. Members of the nationalist recovered the jewellery and returned it to the victim.

Vikasini sustained insignificant injuries to her cervix and hands during the conflict and was treated astatine a adjacent hospital. Tambaram constabulary person registered a lawsuit and are examining CCTV footage from the country to place and nab the accused. Further probe is successful progress.

Published - January 07, 2026 01:01 americium IST

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