For five years, Aruna and Rajesh had a free run snatching necklaces of women across Bangalore. But last week, they were apprehended by the HSR cops who recovered 20 necklaces from them. What’s more, Dr Isha Pant, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East), gave away chains to six people who had lost them to these thieves.
“They had committed 20 chain snatching incidents, including four in HSR Layout police limits, one in Koramangala, 1 in Begur, 3 in Tilaknagar and 4 in Rammurthy Nagar, among others,” said one police official. The star of this investigation was head constable Manjunatha Swamy, who was declared ‘Hero of April’ by the HSR cops.
The thieves were produced before the court on May 8. The other recovered necklaces will be handed over to the rightful owners after a court order ascertaining their ownership. Both the apprehended thieves were residents of Banaswadi and Kammanahalli respectively.
