Kanpur: Police on Saturday arrested two men accused of snatching a gold chain and leaving an elderly couple seriously injured near the COD bridge in the Railbazar police station area late Friday.The accused were identified as Yogesh Kumar, a resident of Ghau Kheda in Chakeri, and Danish, a resident of Maiku Purwa.According to police, Tribhuvan Chandra Jain, a resident of Krishna Nagar, and his wife, Neelam Jain, were travelling to a Jain temple in Generalganj to offer prayers late on Friday.As they descended the COD bridge and reached near Hanuman Mandir, two masked men on a sports bike approached from behind and snatched a gold chain from Neelam Jain’s neck. The couple fell onto the road due to the sudden jerk and suffered serious injuries, while the assailants fled the scene.Following instructions from the police commissioner, a Railbazar police team examined footage from dozens of CCTV cameras in the area before tracing and arresting the accused.Police said the stolen chain and the sports bike used in the crime were recovered from their possession.
