Ex-Telangana home guard working as bike-taxi driver in Andhra held in chain-snatching case
Police say he used the job to move around and target women walking alone in six cities; a woman who allegedly sold the jewellery is also arrested
Mahender Singh, a 40-year-old former home guard with the Cyberabad police, has been arrested in Andhra Pradesh on charges of chain-snatching. Singh, who served a prison sentence for similar offenses in Telangana between 2013 and 2015, is now working as a bike-taxi driver in Madhurawada, Andhra Pradesh. He allegedly committed two chain-snatching offenses in Anakapalli on May 22, targeting women walking alone.
The Anakapalli police, along with the Visakhapatnam Airport police and the Anakapalle Town police, recovered around 4.5 tolas of gold jewelry linked to the two chain-snatching cases. Singh's accomplice, M. Latha Ratnakar, 52, a native of Kommadi, allegedly received and sold the stolen gold ornaments. The police have secured police custody of the accused with court permission.
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