36 sovereigns gold recovered from 3 chain snatchers

Coimbatore: Three people were arrested on Saturday in a case related to a series of chain snatching incidents.

The accused were identified as R Sharan, 21, J Suresh, 29, both from

Vagarayampalayam

near

Sulur

and K Nithish Kumar, 20, from Peelamedu Pudur. Suresh and Sharan are electricians while Nithish Kumar has a diploma in mechanical engineering.

Police seized 36 sovereigns of gold ornaments and two motorcycles from them.

Two days ago, Sharan was caught redhanded by passersby while attempting to snatch a gold chain from a woman at Kovilpalayam. He was handed over to police. During interrogation, he admitted that he and two of his aides were involved in a few chain snatching cases in the district.

The trio confessed that they were involved in the recent chain snatching incidents at

Vadavalli

, Annur and Kovilpalayam.