Man who snatched gold chain from athlete Swapna Barmana’s mother arrested

The chain that was gifted by Swapna to her mother, Basana Barman about seven months ago, was snatched from her neck on September 8 in Jalpaiguri.

Published on: Sep 10, 2018, 23:50:11 IST

Hindustan Times, Siliguri | By Pramod Giri

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Police on Monday arrested a man for snatching gold chain from athlete Swapna Barmana’s mother . Barman won India’s first ever gold medal in heptathlon in Asian Games.

Police on Monday arrested a man for snatching gold chain from athlete Swapna Barmana’s mother (HT Photo)

The chain that was gifted by Swapna to her mother, Basana Barman about seven months ago, was snatched from her neck on September 8 in Jalpaiguri.

“Jitwa Singh, a resident of Irani Busti under Rajganj block in Jalpaiguri district has been arrested, while his partner in crime, Pintu Singh, a resident of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh is absconding. Jitwa has confessed his crime,” said Amitava Maiti, superintendent of police, Jalpaiguri district. Police have been unable to recover the chain.

“We will ask for police remand for Singh. It appears Pintu Singh fled with the chain paying ₹20,000 to Jitwa. They used a black motorbike without number plate to commit the crime on Saturday evening,” said Maiti.

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Pramod Giri
I am working with Hindustan Times since 2001 and am posted in Siliguri, West Bengal, as Principal Correspondent. I have been regularly covering vast area of northern parts of West Bengal, Sikkim and parts of Nepal and Bhutan.Read More

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