Bengaluru: Man arrested for attacking women, snatching chains; accomplice absconding

Bengaluru: The Girinagar police have arrested a suspect who, along with an accomplice, attacked two women with machetes and snatched their gold chains.

A senior officer told DH the suspect’s name has been withheld to avoid jeopardising the probe and the arrest of his accomplice. The suspects are known offenders, the officer said.

The incident took place on September 14 at Eshwari Nagar. The police said the victims, both homemakers, were returning home after a function when the assailants, wearing helmets and riding a motorcycle, waylaid them and demanded gold ornaments.

When the women refused, one of the suspects swung a machete, injuring one woman on her hand.

The duo fled with chains weighing about 45 grams and 10 grams. CCTV footage of the incident later went viral.