This Article is From May 02, 2013

Man shot dead in Kanpur, allegedly by chain snatchers

Kanpur: A man was shot dead, allegedly by two chain snatchers when he tried to stop them from fleeing with a woman's gold chain, police said on Thursday.

The incident happened last night when Inderjeet Singh (40) was allegedly shot at by one of the chain snatchers.

Sarita, a resident of Shastri Nagar area, was returning when the two men on motorcycles snatched her chain.

A case has been registered against the two youths and a search is on for them, police said.

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