Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
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ollowing a chain snatching case,the Nandini layout police arrested two habitual offenders and recovered 113 grams of gold valuables worth Rs.8.55 lakh from them.
The accused identified as Vasantharaju,40,a resident of Bhadravati and Atiqullah,27,a resident of Shivamogga had robbed a home maker Mangala a resident of Shankar Nagar,Nandini layout was performing bhajan at the Ganesha temple in Shankar Nagar,Nandini layout on October 11 .
She was sitting close to the window when the duo snatched part of the gold chain from the neck through the window.
The victim held the gold chain to resist but the accused managed to flee with 20 grams out of 70 grams gold chain.
Based on the complaint,the police,analyzed CCTV and tower dump to check call record details before zeroing in on the accused near Kanteerava Studios,Nandini layout on Friday .
The duo was taken into custody and a detailed questioning led them to crack three more chain snatching cases reported in Nandini layout and one in Davanagere .
The police have also recovered motorcycle used by the accused for the crime,which was parked in a vacant site in RMC Yard .
The accused according to the police are habitual offender involved in series of chain snatching and house break theft which is being investigated,the police, said .
