HYDERABAD: A chain snatcher, posing as a walker, fled after snatching the chain of a woman at KBR Park on Friday evening. The woman happened to be the wife of inspector general of police (Octopus) AB Venkateshwara Rao.
Banjara Hills police said that Kavitha, wife of Venkateshwara Rao, was walking alone on the outer lap of KBR park at around 6 pm. An unknown person, posing as just another walker in the park, came from behind and snatched her six tola gold chain.
"The snatcher could take away only half of the chain, three tolas of it, while the remaining three tola gold was left with her", Banjara Hills inspector P Murali Krishna told TOI.
Based on the complaint lodged by the Kavitha, a case was registered by the police and investigation is in progress.