Alert citizens nab eunuchs as they flee, hand them over to cops
Alert citizens nab eunuchs as they flee, hand them over to cops
Alert citizens caught three hijras, who tried to escape after snatching a gold chain worth around Rs 1 lakh from a pedestrian, on Saturday.
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However, the police could not recover the entire chain. A major part of the chain was lost in the melee.
42-year-old P Babu, a businessman from Chennai, had come to the city on a business trip.
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| Pallavi approaches Babu and asks him the time |
He was walking towards a restaurant, when a hijra subsequently identified as Pallavi, approached him and asked him the time.
While Babu was looking at his wrist watch, two other hijras, Smitha alias Ravi Kumar and Sunitha alias Bheema, both aged around 25 years, snatched his gold chain, which weighed 56 grams and fled.
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| Sneaky behaviour: While Babu looks at his wrist watch, two other hijras, Smitha and Sunitha, snatch his gold chain |
Babu raised an alarm, following which a few pedestrians chased Pallavi and caught her. She was handed over to Upparpet Police who, following a detailed enquiry, tracked down the other two.
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Sub-Inspector Chandrakala, who arrested the three eunuchs, said the eunuchs were also sex workers.
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| Help! Babu raises an alarm, following which, a few pedestrians chase Pallavi and nab her. Illustrations/Sameer Pawar |
"They solicit customers in and around the Majestic area. They confessed that they also committed petty thefts.
However, no complaint had been lodged against them till this incident occurred. They have been remanded in judicial custody after a case of robbery was booked against them," she said.
