MiD DAY brings you an exciting first-person account from a courageous citizen who helped the police nab Sudarshan Reddy, leader of a gang that had snatched chains worth Rs 10 lakh

Chain-snatcher Sudarshan Reddy (23), who had spread fear among women in south Bangalore, is finally cooling his heels in police custody, thanks to a courageous businessman who chased him on a bike and cornered him.

MiD DAY met H K Ramesh, who pursued the criminal on a motorbike and helped the police catch Reddy. He described the most exciting ten minutes of his life. In his own words:

I was chatting with friends when I saw two men come by on a motorbike. The one on the pillion suddenly stretched his hand out and snatched the gold chain from the neck of a 60-year-old woman.

Hundreds of people stood around, stunned, while the crooks sped away. I told my friend, who had parked his bike near the darshini restaurant, to quickly start it. I hopped on to the pillion, and we started chasing him.

I had Inspector S K Umesh's phone number with me, and I called him. It seems he had already got a call about a chain-snatching incident in the area.

'He lost balance and fell'

He was out in the neighbourhood, looking out for these two men.

I told him the chain-snatchers had gone behind Ragi Gudda. He came riding fast from that direction. Meanwhile, we were chasing him from this end. Caught between the two of us, the chain-snatcher realised there was no way he could escape.

The scene of crime: The spot in J P Nagar where Sudarshan Reddy snatched an elderly woman's chainu00a0pic/Satish Badiger Read Next Story Havan help us› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT