# Serial chain snatcher arrested in Bengaluru railway station 2026-08-21T21:31:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 26-year-old man has been arrested for snatching gold chains from women passengers on slow-moving trains at Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal in Bengaluru. Railway Police recovered 91 grams of stolen gold jewellery from him. Abhishek Avinash, a daily-wage labourer from Tamil Nadu, was caught after a broken chain he left behind helped police trace him. He confessed to three snatching incidents, including stealing a 29-gram gold mangalya chain and 50 grams of chains, which he sold to local jewellery shops. In a separate incident, a 64-year-old man was robbed of his 10-gram gold chain worth Rs 90,000 near Shantala Circle in Majestic while walking home. Police have not yet made an arrest in that case. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Chain snatching near railway stations is a recurring crime in Bengaluru, often targeting women and the elderly in crowded areas. The arrest came after a special team under Superintendent of Police Sarah Fathima was formed following multiple complaints at SMVT. The use of a broken chain piece as evidence is notable, as ornaments often carry unique hallmarks or repair marks that can link suspects to crimes. The accused has been booked under BNS Section 309(4) for snatching. Railway Police are now likely to question local jewellery shops where the stolen gold was sold, and could file cases of receiving stolen property. The next step will be production of the accused before a magistrate for police custody to recover more stolen items. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straightforward crime report with no apparent slant, focusing on police action and details of the incidents. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bengaluru, Railway Protection Force, Sarah Fathima, SMVT Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/serial-chain-snatcher-arrested-in-bengaluru-railway-station/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/serial-chain-snatcher-arrested-in-bengaluru-railway-station/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/