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The victim Rajeevi (50), wife of Damodar Bhat from Koyyur village, had alighted from a bus near Pambelu and was walking towards her home around 2:35 PM when the accused reportedly followed her and pulled her 32-gram gold chain.
Rajeevi held onto the chain tightly, causing it to break. The accused fled with a portion of the chain into a nearby government forest. The police and locals launched a search operation to nab the accused.
A team of police under the leadership of Belthangady Circle Inspector Nagesh Kadri tracked the accused and arrested him at his residence early on December 10.