The Vellode police on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) arrested a 22-year-old youth from West Bengal on charges of snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman at V. Kuttapalayam village near Vellode.The police said that Saroja, 63, was cleaning the front yard of her house on the morning of June 22 when the accused arrived on a two-wheeler and engaged her in a conversation. He allegedly asked for rice, and when the woman went inside the house to fetch it, he followed her, pushed her down and snatched her three-sovereign gold chain before fleeing in the vehicle.Based on a complaint lodged by Saroja, the Vellode police registered a case and launched an investigation. A special team led by the Inspector of Police, Vellode, was formed to trace the accused. Following inquiries, the police arrested Saripul Molla, a native of West Bengal, at Panickampalayam under the Perundurai police station limits. The stolen chain and the two-wheeler allegedly used in the crime were recovered from him. The accused was produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody.eom\sps. Published - June 24, 2026 07:15 pm IST