Man who snatched chain from elderly woman arrested
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Jaipur: A 26-year-old man accused of barging into a house and snatching a chain from an elderly woman in Sethi Colony was arrested by Transport Nagar police Friday. Police said the accused, Tarun Pareek, a resident of Jamwa Ramgarh, was caught after police tracked him using surveillance footage and local intelligence.
DCP (east) Tejaswini Gautam said the stolen gold chain and a black Pulsar motorcycle used in the crime were recovered. "During interrogation, Pareek confessed to three chain-snatching incidents in Transport Nagar and Jawahar Nagar areas. Further questioning may reveal more cases," she said.
According to SHO (Transport Nagar) Arun Kumar said that the accused had completed his BBA and worked at a private company before he quit.
Kumar said that the victim, Shakuntala Jain, told police the accused entered her house around 1:30pmWednesday while she was drying clothes in the porch. He snatched the chain and pendant from her neck and fled on the motorcycle.
Investigators examined footage from over 100 CCTV cameras and pieced together the suspect's escape route. Police said Pareek, who identifies as a Pareek, admitted to becoming addicted to smack shortly before his wedding a month ago.
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