Archive · 22 Jul 2026
Three Arrested for Chain-Snatching in Korutla
Three men from Siddipet were arrested for stealing a gold chain from an elderly woman in Korutla.
They told her they could help increase her pension, but instead, they tricked her into giving them her chain.
The police found the chain and two phones when they arrested the men at a lodge.
Three men were arrested for chain-snatching in Korutla.
The accused deceived a 70-year-old woman by promising to increase her pension.
They took her gold chain under the pretense of processing the pension enhancement.
The police recovered a 24-gram gold chain and two mobile phones from the accused.
The incident occurred on July 16, and the accused were arrested at a lodge.
- Who
- Three accused: Allepu Krishna, Kunchepu Srikanth, Allepu Rajkumar; Victim: 70-year-old woman
- What
- Chain-snatching and deception involving pension enhancement
- When
- July 16
- Where
- Korutla, Telangana
- Why
- To steal the victim's gold chain under the pretense of helping her increase her pension
Accused
Victim
Motive
Accused
The accused allegedly targeted the elderly woman to steal her gold chain by deceiving her about pension enhancement.
Victim
The victim was deceived by the accused into removing her gold chain under false pretenses.
- Date of Incident
- July 16
- Location
- Korutla, Telangana
- Accused Names
- Allepu Krishna, Kunchepu Srikanth, Allepu Rajkumar
- Victim's Age
- 70 years
- Items Recovered
- 24-gram gold chain, two mobile phones