The city police have arrested a 35-year-old resident of Puttenahalli, who has been involved in multiple cases of chain snatchings over the past five years.
Santhosh, who hails from Tamil Nadu, is a B.Com graduate and works as an interior decorator in the city. To fund his addiction to gambling and other vices, he had resorted to chain snatching, the police said. They have recovered 51 gold chains totally weighing 2.5 kg, two bikes, and a car used for the crime, altogether worth ₹1.5 crore.
Puttenahalli police, probing a chain snatching case in July 2022, hit a roadblock when they found that the bike seen in the CCTV footage had a fake number plate. Four special teams were formed to crack the case.
