New Delhi: A Tamil Nadu girl narrowly escaped from being run over by a automobile throughout a chain-snatching incident on Monday. The girl, a resident of the Beelamedu space of Coimbatore, was on her morning stroll when the incident — which was caught on the CCTV — befell.
In the video, the lady is seen strolling on a avenue within the GV Residency space when a white automobile approaches her from behind. An individual sitting on the entrance passenger seat is then seen taking his hand out of the window to grab her necklace. She, nonetheless, grips her chain and was dragged for a couple of metres earlier than falling down. The man then provides up and the automobile speeds away.
According to the Singhanallur police, the 2 individuals concerned within the incident — Sakthivel and Abhishek — have been arrested and the automobile has been confiscated.
“CCTV cameras were of great help in catching the culprits. The car that was caught had no number plate. We, however, traced it based on a sticker affixed to it,” the Coimbatore Police Deputy Commissioner advised the media.
He additionally stated that one among them broke his hand whereas fleeing and was taken to the hospital for the therapy. The two had been then produced earlier than the Court and had been lodged within the Coimbatore Central Jail.
He stated that within the final two months, round 800 CCTV cameras have been put in in numerous areas and have led to the arrest of a number of criminals.
