Archive · 14 Sep 2026
CCTV Captures Ajmer Chain-Snatching Attempt Foiled By Bystanders
A retired doctor and his wife were riding home in Ajmer.
Two men on another motorcycle came close to them.
One man tried to take the woman’s chain.
The motorcycles lost balance and fell near a speed breaker.
The woman shouted, bringing nearby people to help.
A bystander confronted the suspects, and locals chased one of them.
Reports disagree about whether one suspect was caught or escaped.
Police examined the CCTV footage and searched for the person who got away.
A retired doctor and his wife were allegedly targeted by two motorcycle-borne men in Ajmer’s Civil Lines area.
CCTV footage shows a pillion rider attempting to pull the woman’s chain as both vehicles lost balance near a speed breaker.
One report says the pillion rider used a fake pistol and eventually took the chain, though this detail is not included in the other account.
A bystander and other residents confronted the suspects; one alleged accomplice was chased down and caught, reportedly beaten before police arrived.
Reports differ on the motorcycle rider’s fate: one says he escaped, while another describes locals catching both men before stating that one fled.
- Who
- A retired doctor and his wife were targeted by two alleged chain-snatchers; local residents and Civil Lines police responded.
- What
- An alleged chain-snatching attempt was captured on CCTV and disrupted after the motorcycles fell and bystanders intervened.
- When
- The second report dates the incident to September 12; the first report does not provide an exact date or time.
- Where
- Civil Lines, Ajmer, Rajasthan, while the couple was returning home.
- Why
- The suspects allegedly attempted to steal the woman’s chain.
Account Describing Both Suspects Being Caught
Account Describing One Suspect Escaping
Outcome of the confrontation
Account Describing Both Suspects Being Caught
The first report says locals caught the motorcycle rider and then chased down his accomplice after realizing the chain was with him.
Account Describing One Suspect Escaping
The same report later says the motorcycle rider reportedly escaped, while the second report says the rider fled after being knocked from the motorcycle and that the other suspect was caught.
Details of the alleged theft
Account Describing Both Suspects Being Caught
The first account describes an attempted chain-snatching that was disrupted when the motorcycle lost balance.
Account Describing One Suspect Escaping
The second account says the pillion rider allegedly used a fake pistol and managed to take the woman’s chain before residents intervened.
- Incident
- Alleged chain-snatching attempt
- Location
- Civil Lines, Ajmer, Rajasthan
- People targeted
- A retired doctor and his wife
- Suspects
- Two men riding a motorcycle
- Evidence
- Nearby CCTV footage
- Community response
- A bystander confronted the suspects and other residents chased one alleged accomplice
- Police action
- Civil Lines police began investigating, examined the footage and searched for the suspect who fled
- Reported discrepancy
- Accounts differ over whether the motorcycle rider was caught or escaped
