Chain snatcher strikes at KBR Park

Hyderabad: A woman was relieved of her gold chain while she was on her morning walk in the outer periphery of the KBR Park on Tuesday. The incident took place at about 9.30 a.m. . A case has been registered and the police have some clues about the offender, said an official.According to a senior police official, Reshmita was walking ahead of her husband Lokesh Reddy when the chain-snatcher sprang up suddenly and stole her three-tola gold ornament.

The incident took place near the Milan Complex close to Road No. 12 at Banjara Hills. “That part of the road still does not have CCTV cameras, as the installation work is still in process,” said the official.He added that the spot where the incident took place comes under the civic authorities and not the Forest Department, which is in charge of the KBR Park. The official pointed out that there are about 20 policemen posted in pickets at different places in the park every morning between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. and in the evenings between 5.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m., as many VIPs come to the park for walking everyday.“Though the Forest Department is supposed to arrange for security, it is minimal,” said the senior official. N. Murali, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Banjara Hills division, said that the public is advised to walk in the park when there is police presence in the mornings and evenings everyday.