Google search on ‘how to steal' lands gang behind bars
Police said the three accused had come to Kadur looking for work but, facing a cash crunch ahead of the festival season, decided to commit chain snatching. Lacking experience, they turned to Google for help. They searched 'how to steal' and 'how to escape without leaving evidence', gathered tips online, and carefully planned their strikes accordingly.
The gang targeted women wearing mangalsutras. They would approach unsuspecting women, throw irritant powder into their eyes, snatch the chains and flee on their bike. Within a span of one hour, they committed thefts at three different places under Kadur, Birur and Singatagere police station limits. To avoid identification, the gang cleverly changed clothes three times on the same day, exactly as they had learned online. After the thefts, they even dumped their bike into a well to destroy evidence.
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