CHENNAI, INDIA July 15, 2002: A gang of women chain snatchers struck during a temple festival at Perambur this morning and relieved five women devotees of their gold chains, totally weighing about 30 sovereigns. They mingled with the crowd posing as devotees during the kumbhabhishekam of Dhandayuthapani Thirukkoil on Temple Road in Jawahar Nagar. They took away the chains from the victims when they were engrossed with the religious ritual. Their modus operandi is to target women devotees at temple festivals. While one woman would cut the gold chain, her associate would collect it as it fell to the ground. The other associates would keep pushing the victim to divert her attention. The bold operation of these women chain snatchers caught the police by surprise. A woman suspect was picked up later in the evening.
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