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Nurse catches chain snatcher

CHENNAI, Sept 20: A nurse who was relieved of her three-sovereign gold chain caught the culprit, thrashed him and handed him over to the ...

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CHENNAI, Sept 20: A nurse who was relieved of her three-sovereign gold chain caught the culprit, thrashed him and handed him over to the police on Saturday evening. According to withnesses, the victim, Shymala (40) of Ayanavaram was standing at the crowded Taylors Road bus-stop when a youth snatched her chian. She screamed for help, but seeing poor response, she chased the culprit who boarded an MTC bus.

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Parichay Kumar, Superintendent of Police (Patna East), who reached the spot, said: "We have been talking to the driver of Rajkumar Yadav. Prima facie, it looks to be a case of land dispute and money transactions."
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