JOIN USThe City police arrested a mechanic for attempting to snatch a woman’s gold chain in Babusapalya under Hennur police station limits on Saturday.
The accused, Rajesh, is a resident of Babusapalya and works in a mechanic shop.
The police said he rang the calling bell at the house of victim Anu Jose and tried to snatch her chain when she opened the door.
She immediately raised an alarm, which alerted the police patrolling the road. Though Rajesh fled the spot, the police chased and caught him, the police added.
During interrogation, Rajesh confessed that he liked to enact scenes from movies and this was one such attempt.
Couple held for theft
The Byatarayanapura police on Saturday arrested the son of a former BBMP deputy mayor and daughter of a head constable for theft of her family valuables.
According to police, the arrested have been identified as Vidyadhar (24), son of Lakshminarayan and a resident of Avalahalli, and Kavyashri (21), daughter of Krishnappa and resident of Deepanjali Nagar.
The police said that, on October 10, Kavyashri along with her father lodged a complaint with the Byatarayanapura police stating that two gold necklaces, three gold chains and cash were missing from their house. On inspection, the police did not find any evidence of any body attempting to enter the house. For the last couple of months, there were no visitors to the house, said the police.
When police questioned members of the house, Kavyashri spilled the beans and said she needed money because she was planning to marry Vidyadhar. The latter had pawned the jewellery.