Even though the Commissionerate police have taken several measures to curb street crimes, chain snatchers continue to be on the prowl in the capital city.
In a latest incident, a gold chain was snatched from a woman in Oscar City under the Laxmisagar police station in the city.
The youth looted a gold chain from the victim while she was plucking flowers. The incident has been captured on a CCTV camera installed in the area.
Though the woman ran to escape from the spot, she fell down. Taking advantage of it, the miscreant snatcher her chain and escaped from the spot with his aide by a motorcycle.
On the basis of a complaint lodged by the woman, the Laxmisagar police have started an investigation into the incident. Efforts were on to trace and apprehend the looter.
In another incident on Monday evening, three youths attacked the staffs of a petrol pump with sharp weapons at Kalpana Square following an argument. Three to four staffs were injured in the brawl. But the three attackers were overpowered and handed over to police.