Delhi govt staffer’s gold chain snatched

The incident was captured on CCTV cameras in the lane outside a temple where Shyam Chhabra, the victim, went to offer prayers.

Three criminals deliberately picked a fight with a Delhi government employee and snatched his gold chain before fleeing on a bike in outer Delhi’s Rohini Sector 14 on Thursday afternoon, police said.

The government officer is seen chasing the snatchers in this snapshot taken from the CCTV video which caught the crime. (HT Video)

WATCH | Delhi chain snatching: Govt staffer targeted outside Rohini temple

The incident was captured on CCTV cameras in the lane outside a temple Shyam Chhabra, the victim, went to offer prayers.

The footage shows Chhabra feeding a cow in the lane and then walking back when a man deliberately brushes past him and pretends as if he was hurt. He starts arguing with Chhabra and soon two men appear on the scene on a bike. The first suspect then tries to show the other two how Chhabra allegedly hit him. When Chhabra tries to walk away, the two suspects also starts arguing with him. The first suspect joins the other on the bike and they start riding in circles around Chhabra. The first suspect then gets down and lunges at the government official, pulls the gold chain around his neck and violently pushes him to the ground. The three then flee the spot on the bike. Chhabra runs after them till the end of the lane.

DCP (Rohini) Pramod Kumar Mishra said, “We have registered a case and are rounding up criminals involved in such crimes. There are certain clues on which we are working.”