Police has arrested a 22 year old woman for snatching gold chain from an elderly woman on Monday while both of them were traveling in the 12 seater autorickshaw. The accused Kumkum Mali (22) resident of Bharatpur is booked under various sections of IPC. Police has started interrogating the accused to know more information about her involvement in previous such crimes and if any suspects involved with her.

According to Bhopalpura Police SHO Chandmal, the victim Basanti Devi from Keshav Nagar was travelling in the auto with her husband, the accused lady was also in the same auto rickshaw which was said to be over crowded. Taking advantage of it, the accused snatched 15gms of gold chain from Basanti Devi and tried to jump of of the auto, however the victim alerted fellow passengers who caught the accused snatcher but somehow she managed to abscond.

She hided in one small restaurant but a shopkeeper of the area noticed and doubted her appearance, he immediately alerted police. Police has barricaded the area and caught the accused lady and identified her as the same woman who snatched the gold chain from the victim in auto rickshaw.