On Monday, a woman pedestrian lost her mangalsutra, weighing about 20 gms, to chain snatchers in Gagan Pahad, near Shamshabad airport.
The victim was homecoming from a nearby grocery store when she was under attack by the criminals.They approached her on the pretext of asking for an address and snatched her mangalsutra and fled.
According to K.Venkateshwarlu, Sub-Inspector, RGIA police, the victim is Lalitha, 45, a housewife, is a resident of Gagan Pahad. The two unidentified men were riding a black motorbike. The police were suspicious they are part of a local gang.