The elderly wife of a retired Army officer bravely confronted a chain snatcher in Ajmer on Monday morning. The incident took place around 6:30 am outside her house in Bihariganj Ambika Colony.
According to the victim, a bike-borne miscreant wearing a helmet arrived and attempted to snatch her gold chain. The woman resisted and struggled with the accused for nearly three minutes. During the scuffle, half of the gold chain remained in her hand while the miscreant escaped with the other half.
The bike-borne miscreant fled after snatching the chain from the neck of the 70-year-old elderly woman.
Woman resisted the accused despite attack
Shakuntala Sharma (70) said she was standing outside her house when the accused suddenly approached her on a motorcycle.
“A helmet-clad man came on a bike and grabbed my gold chain. I caught hold of his hand and pushed him. The chain broke during the struggle,” she said. Shakuntala added that she tried to snatch the chain back from the accused. She said that half of the chain remained with me and half stayed in the miscreant’s hand. Taking advantage of the situation, he fled from the spot,” she said.
Family members chased the accused
After hearing Shakuntala’s screams, family members rushed out of the house and tried to chase the accused. However, the miscreant managed to escape. Her husband, Suresh Chandra Sharma, is a retired Office Superintendent from the Army.
After the chain snatching incident with a woman in Bihari Ganj Ambika Colony, Alwar Gate police station area of Ajmer, the police arrived and interrogated.
Family members chased the accused
After hearing Shakuntala’s screams, family members rushed out of the house and tried to chase the accused. However, the miscreant managed to escape. Her husband, Suresh Chandra Sharma, is a retired Office Superintendent from the Army.
Police examine CCTV footage
Personnel from Alwar Gate police station reached the spot after receiving information and inspected the area. Alwar Gate SHO Narendra Jakhar said police examined CCTV cameras installed near the crime scene.
“In the footage, a miscreant can be seen fleeing from the area. Efforts are underway to identify and trace him based on the CCTV footage,” he said.
