Accused in chain-snatching case nabbed after a hot pursuit by Jayanagar police after 24 years in Bengaluru

Pramesh S Jain 

The Jayanagar police on Saturday track down a man who was on the run after being booked under chain snatching case 26 years ago .

The accused Gulab Khan,committed the offence while he was 24 years and arrested again when he is completed 50 years,a senior officer,said .

It is said that the accused had robbed a gold chain from a woman identified as Vasantha in Jayanagar 5th block in 1998.He was arrested and released on bail later.

Since he did not have any previous cases,he jumped bail and settled in Ramanagara working as welder .

The Jayanagar police as part of the special drive to dispose old cases,stumbled upon the case file of Gulab pasha and began to check to clues to track him down.

After few days of effort,the Jayanagar police track down his address and arrested him.