In Bengaluru’s Indiranagar, a woman named Jayashree was attacked while working at a shop
The incident occurred around 11.45am in the Indiranagar police station limits. Alert locals rushed to her rescue, overpowered the accused and handed him over to the police. The accused, identified as Prabhuraj alias Raj, allegedly walked into the shop and initially pretended that someone was chasing him and trying to kill him, asking the woman to shelter him. The woman screamed for help as the accused tried to snatch her chain. Hearing her cries, neighbouring shopkeepers and passersby rushed into the shop. However, locals managed to divert his attention, overpower him and rescue the woman before handing him over to Indiranagar police. Accused arrested, remanded to judicial custody Police registered a case at Indiranagar police station and arrested Prabhuraj. He was subsequently remanded to judicial custody. The accused reportedly worked as a delivery agent. Police are verifying his background and investigating the circumstances surrounding the attempted chain snatching.