Hyderabad, June 3 -- The Mehdipatnam police apprehended a chain snatcher at 10:30 am on Monday morning, June 3, and recovered a gold chain weighing 14 grams from his possession. The accused was nabbed while attempting to sell the stolen jewellery near Mallepally X Roads, Hyderabad.

G Chandrakala, 65, went to purchase milk from a kirana shop near her residence on Sunday morning, when the accused came up to her on a scooter under the pretence of asking directions in Telugu.

The suspect asked, "Vijay Nagar Colony idena?" and then suddenly grabbed at her 20-gram gold chain. However, the victim did not accept defeat so easily, and clenched the chain tightly even as she was thrown down. At this point, the snatcher forcefully pulled at the nec...