Debt-ridden students take to chain-snatching, arrested

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Two students, including a girl, were arrested for attempting to rob an elderly man’s chain in Bengaluru.

During the interrogations, it was revealed that the students had taken various loans from private money lenders, and to repay the loans, they got into chain snatching, police said.
In an incident that took place on May 28 near Nandini Layout police station limits, a 65-year-old man was attacked by an unidentified girl who threw chili powder on his face and attempted to snatch his chain.

However, when the person raised an alarm for help, she fled with a boy who was waiting for her on a scooter at a distance.

The person had filed a case regarding the incident at the jurisdictional police station.
The police scanned the CCTV footage of the nearby areas and identified the miscreants.
Later, the accused confessed to having attempted to rob the person in order to repay their debts. Further investigation is on.