CHENNAI: A 24-year-old man was arrested by the government railway police (GRP) on Tuesday evening for snatching a gold chain from a woman at the Perungudi MRTS railway station.
The accused was identified as P Soundar alias Babaji (26). According to the Thiruvanmiyur GRP, Soundar previously worked as a daily wage labourer but is currently unemployed. Around 4 pm on Tuesday, a schoolteacher from Kotturpuram, was waiting to board a train to Velachery.
“The woman was seated on a bench at the Perungudi station when the accused, who was sitting next to her, snatched a 3.5 sovereign chain. She managed to hold on to a portion of the chain while he fled with the rest,” a GRP officer said.
Based on her complaint, police launched an investigation. Soundar was traced using CCTV footage and arrested near the Triplicane MRTS station. A portion of the stolen chain was recovered from him.