Video: Bengaluru man storms into shop, grabs woman's neck in bid to snatch chain

Locals overpowered the accused after he threatened a woman during a chain-snatching attempt. Police said the woman was unhurt and are verifying the accused's background.

In Short

• Man grabbed woman's neck, threatened to kill her
• Locals overpowered accused and rescued woman
• Incident on October 31, reported after police case

A chain-snatching attempt in Bengaluru turned violent after a man grabbed a woman's neck and threatened to kill her when she refused to hand over her gold chain.

The incident, caught on camera, ended with locals overpowering the accused, identified as Prabhu Raj, and rescuing the woman.

According to the account of the incident, he ran into a shop in the busy Indiranagar area claiming he was in trouble and needed a place to hide.

He then approached the woman inside the shop and asked her to hand over the gold chain she was wearing.

When she refused, he tried to snatch the chain, grabbed her by the neck and threatened to kill her. Locals intervened, rescued the woman and caught hold of the accused and thrashed him before handing him over to the police.

The incident took place on October 31 but came to light only after the police registered a case.

In a statement, a police officer confirmed that the woman is safe and suffered no injuries.

Police are also verifying the accused's background, as he appears to be mentally disturbed and depressed, the officer added.

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