CHENNAI: A 22-year-old college student from Andhra Pradesh was arrested on charges of snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman in Perambur earlier this month.
The accused, Seenu of Pattikonda village in Kurnool district, was traced by a special police team who analysed CCTV footage and mobile phone data. Police said the incident took place on May 3 when Kalyani (65), a domestic worker from Perambur, was walking along Patel Road in the morning. When a man tried to snatch her gold chain, Kalyani resisted and the accused managed to flee with only a portion of it.
Sembium police registered a case. After tracking the suspect to Andhra Pradesh, a police team travelled by train to and secured Seenu on Friday. Inquiry revealed that he is a second-year degree student at a government college. He had come to Chennai about a month ago after telling his parents he was leaving for work.