Hyderabad: The sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force Charminar, police arrested a 34-year-old bike mechanic for allegedly snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman in Saidabad, reportedly to repay mounting debts incurred through cricket betting.
According to Police the accused, Mohammed Ghouse Pasha a resident of Balapur, was apprehended at SBI Colony, on November 1.
Police recovered the stolen gold chain weighing 17.160 grams and motorcycle allegedly used in the offence. The total value of the recovered property is estimated at Rs 3.5 lakh.
According to the police, the accused allegedly took a customer's motorcycle from his workplace near D Mart, Golnaka Ali Café X Road, Amberpet and roamed around Amberpet, Dabeerpura and Saidabad looking for an opportunity to commit theft.
On October 26, he noticed an elderly woman wearing a gold chain near Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple on Gaddinaram Road. He allegedly approached her on the pretext that the owner of a mixer repair shop was calling her. When she stopped to speak to him, he snatched the chain from her neck and fled on the motorcycle.
Police said the accused had taken to chain snatching to repay debts incurred due to losses in cricket betting. He allegedly kept the stolen chain and motorcycle at his bike repair shop after the offence.
A case was registered at Saidabad Police Station and further Investigation is underway.