It must be said that chain-snatchers are having a field day in the state. It is learnt that even as nine gold chain and mangalsutra snatching cases have been reported in South Goa last year, only two cases have been detected till date. The modus operandi in majority of the cases is that these bike-borne thieves engage the women in a dialogue while keeping the engine of the vehicle on. Many-a-times the thieves ask the women for directions to a particular destination. The pillion rider all of a sudden snatches the chain from the woman as the rider races the bike away and in the process even throwing the woman on the ground. In order to prevent such incidents it would be advisable for women to avoid talking to strangers riding a bike, especially if there is a pillion rider. If an unknown rider stops the bike near a woman, the lady needs to immediately move to a safe distance from the bike. If the woman senses something fishy, she should immediately raise an alarm so that the thieves are apprehended by people around.
