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Hyderabad: Chain snatcher nabbed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Their search ended when Hemanth, who was leaving Hyderabad to Delhi through a Spice Jet airplane, was identified and nabbed.

Hyderabad: A 30-year-old man was arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport for snatching a chain from a 55-year-old woman.

The incident happened when the accused, Hemanth Kumar Gupta, a native of Uttar Pradesh, flew down to the Hyderabad airport and snatched the victim’s chain and in the process caused her a head injury.

The incident alerted the officials at the airport and a search for the accused began.

Their search ended when Hemanth, who was leaving Hyderabad to Delhi through a Spice Jet airplane, was identified, nabbed and the gold chain was recovered from him. He was handed over to the Rachakonda police station for further action.

A case has been filed and investigations are on.

The RGIA police said that it will monitor and arrest offenders like Hemanth who try to flee away after committing crimes within the airport.

This post was last modified on March 30, 2022 10:38 pm

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Veena Nair

Veena Nair is the Online Editor at Siasat.com, where she primarily reports on religious and community-based hate crimes across India. She holds a degree from Sathyabama University, Chennai, and began her career as a software professional before pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM), Bengaluru. Before joining Siasat.com, Veena worked as a sub-editor at The New Indian Express in Coimbatore. Outside of journalism, she has a strong interest in theatre and has performed as an improv theatre artist in both Hyderabad and Bengaluru. A passionate observer of people, she is also a movie and music enthusiast, and a devoted cat mom

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