The incident occurred on Sunday as widely reported near Marathalli but only came to light on Wednesday.
In what had resemblance of dramatic movie scenes of a hot pursuit and a criminal being nabbed, a Bengaluru auto-driver managed to pin down a bike-bourne chain snatcher. And the entire incident was caught on CCTV cameras in the vicinity. The incident occurred on Sunday as widely reported near Marathalli but only came to light on Wednesday. Deccan Chronicle reported that the autorickshaw driver Hanumantha was rewarded with a cash price of Rs 10,000 by the Bengaluru police for his brave act. DCP Whitefield MN Anucheth handed him the prize on behalf of the police department. The HIndu reported that Hanumanth was going on the way towards HAL when he heard the victim of the chain snatching shouting “thief, thief” and running behind a bike. An aware Hanumanth decided to give the bikers a chase without catching any attention. And within sometime, he managed to knockdown the accused. It was when the accused fell down from his bike, he decided to escape on foot. But another road user, one Nitin Kumar came to help. Even though the accused chain snatcher VIgnesh had started running before Hanumanth could get off his auto, Nitin managed to get hold of him after a chase. Hanumanth auto rickshaw was partially damaged for hitting the bike. The two of them also managed to recover the gold ornament that the victim had lost. The victim thanked the two for their brave act and alertness. The accused VIgnesh was handed over to the police after the control room was alerted and a police patrol vehicle reached the spot in some time. Police have said Vignesh is a known criminal. A case was registered and Vignesh was arrested by Marathalli police and now in judicial custody. He is reported to be a resident of KG Halli. Police have also recovered the gold chain from him.
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