Bhubaneswar: In a significant breakthrough, Commissionerate Police arrested the main accused in connection with a chain-snatching incident that resulted in the death of a woman on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
The accused has been identified as Raja Naidu.
Revealing details about the accused, Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Pinak Mishra said, “Concerned over the matter, Commissionerate Police had formed six teams to trace the snatchers. These dedicated teams were pressed into service to arrest the culprits responsible for the death of the woman identified as U Bishnu Patra.”
He further said, “Our dedicated police teams raided various locations in Odisha and Jharkhand to nab the accused. After an extensive search, Naidu was finally apprehended in Jharkhand. The investigation was meticulous as the police had to examine around 400 CCTV footage and question 76 individuals. Naidu was arrested after raiding ten places in Jharkhand. The TI parade of the accused will be held soon. The accused was residing in a rented room in Bhubaneswar. He was working as a mechanic. He fled to Jharkhand following the incident.”
It is pertinent to mention that the snatching incident occurred on November 13 when the victim Bishnu was travelling to Harirajpur’s Somanath Temple from Bhubaneswar with her husband on a bike. It was when two bike-borne miscreants chased them and attempted to snatch Bishnu’s gold chain but failed due to its thickness. Undeterred, they followed the couple again, attacking Bishnu in their bid to steal the chain.
Bishnu suffered deep gashes on her head as she fell from the vehicle. However, her courage startled the attackers, who were forced to retreat after she raised an alarm, chasing them away from the scene. Bishnu was rushed to a nearby hospital. She, however, succumbed to her injuries after battling for three days in the hospital.
