A 74-year-old woman from Perumalpattu near Tiruvallur lost her five-sovereign gold chain to two men who posed as seekers of temple directions near Sevvapet. The incident occurred as she walked to a nearby temple. Police have confirmed the details.
Gajalakshmi, a 74-year-old resident of Perumalpattu near Tiruvallur, was walking to a nearby temple when two helmeted men on a motorcycle approached her near Sevvapet. They asked for directions to the temple, and as she responded, one of them snatched her five-sovereign gold chain, valued at around ₹6 lakh, from her neck.
Police confirmed the incident occurred early on March 29, 2026. The suspects fled on their bike, and no registration number was noted. Officers have registered a case and are investigating, including checks for CCTV footage in the area.
This robbery follows a pattern of similar chain-snatching incidents reported in the Chennai region recently, according to police.