Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Tripura Thief Cuts Hand but Arrested in Hospital
Police in Tripura were looking for a man accused of stealing a motorcycle and snatching a gold necklace.
The necklace belonged to an elderly woman named Gita Rani Das (Deb).
The alleged theft happened in Agartala on September 11.
Police said the man tried to avoid arrest by cutting his own right hand.
He then went to a hospital for treatment.
Officers searched for him and eventually arrested him while he was still in his hospital bed.
Another person accused in the case had already been detained.
Police also said the stolen necklace had been sold at a jewellery shop.
Police arrested the alleged mastermind of a September 11 gold-chain snatching from a hospital bed in Agartala.
The accused allegedly cut his right hand and admitted himself to hospital to evade arrest.
Two motorcycle-borne thieves allegedly snatched a gold necklace worth Rs 1.75 lakh from Gita Rani Das (Deb).
Police had already detained one alleged accomplice and impounded the motorcycle, which was reportedly stolen.
Police said the accused had sold the stolen necklace at a jewellery shop in Agartala.
- Who
- Police arrested the alleged mastermind of the snatching; the victim was Gita Rani Das (Deb), and another alleged thief had already been detained.
- What
- An alleged thief accused of motorcycle theft and gold-chain snatching was arrested from a hospital after reportedly cutting his own hand.
- When
- The chain-snatching occurred on September 11, and the alleged mastermind was arrested on Tuesday.
- Where
- The snatching occurred in Bankumari near Agartala, Tripura; the arrest took place at Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital.
- Why
- Police said the accused cut his hand and admitted himself to hospital to evade arrest.
- Stolen necklace value
- Rs 1.75 lakh
- Incident date
- September 11
- Incident location
- Bankumari area near Agartala
- Victim
- Gita Rani Das (Deb)
- Accused's reported action
- Cut his right hand and admitted himself to hospital
- Arrest location
- Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital
- Investigation detail
- Police said the necklace was sold at a jewellery shop in Agartala