Pramesh Jain
A 28-year-old home maker gave a tough fight to an armed chain snatcher to save her Thali (gold chain)in front of her house in Koira village in the outskirts of the city on Friday.
The woman identified as Navitha Devraj was standing outside the house after seeking off her husband who went to Bengaluru for work.
minutes later,the accused,armed with a knife and covering his face with a handscraf approached her and grabbed her gold chain weighing 64 grams.
It was a sudden attack but Navitha held her chain tightly and started shouting while grabbing the knife from one hand to stop him from attacking.
Due to this tough resistance,the accused pulled out a partial chain of 24 grams and escaped leaving the knife behind.
Neighbouring who heard Navitha screams rushed to her help and searched for the accused but by then he managed to escape .
Navitha saved 38 grams of her gold chain while the remaining 24 grams the accused had taken away.
Navitha later came to Devaraju,a shopkeeper and narrated the incident who rushed back and informed the police she said in her complaint.
On Saturday the couple visited the police station and filed a formal complaint while handing over the knife to the police,which the accused had left behind.
The Vishwanathapura police have taken up a case and are investigating.
