Two-wheeler rider’s bid to snatch chain fails as woman knocks him down
Kazhakkoottam police arrived on the scene and arrested Anil Kumar, who was held captive by the local people.
Kazhakkoottam police arrived on the scene and arrested Anil Kumar, who was held captive by the local people.
Kazhakkoottam police arrived on the scene and arrested Anil Kumar, who was held captive by the local people.
Kazhakkoottam/ Thiruvananthapuram: In a daring act, S Aswathy, a resident of Peruthala in Kattayikonam, resisted an attempt by a two-wheeler rider to snatch her gold chain by knocking him down from the vehicle. Passersby soon intervened and handed the rider, Anil Kumar, 40, a native of Chanthavila in Kattayikonam, over to the police.
The incident took place at Chenkottukonam Junction around 5.30 pm on Saturday when Aswathy, who works at Technopark, and her husband Sreejesh were walking home after purchasing medicines from a shop in front of a private hospital.
Anil, who was travelling on a stolen the two-wheeler, got hold of Aswathy’s three-sovereign gold chain and tried to flee. However, she grabbed his shirt as well as the scooter. Even though the assailant attempted to ride away dragging Aswathy, she held on. Following the skirmish, Anil lost his balance and fell down on the road from the scooter, carrying Aswathy along with him.
During this time, Aswathy’s necklace snapped into several pieces and one section was left in Anil’s hand. He tried to swallow this piece, but passersby intervened and extracted it from his mouth. When he fell, Anil suffered a head injury, while Aswathy injured her neck, shoulder and legs following the fall.
Kazhakkoottam police arrived on the scene and arrested Anil, who was held captive by the local people. He was later remanded.