TVS hires teen who caught chain snatcher

The 19-year-old youth who had single-handedly overpowered a chain snatcher in Anna Nagar on April 17 this year, was rewarded with a job of an AC mechanic by TVS Sundaram Motors, thanks to Chennai City Police Commissioner AK Viswanathan.

By :  migrator
Update: 2018-07-05 18:47 GMT
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Surya Kumar also received a cheque for Rs 2 lakh from the Rotary Club Chennai Towers and another cheque for Rs 1 lakh cheque from the SRM Group. Surya was in the news after he caught Janaki Raman when the latter was trying to flee after snatching a gold chain from Dr Amudha in D Block, Anna Nagar.

Viswanathan had given Surya a cash reward on April 19. The teen had then expressed his desire to work in a company. The city police chief had then referred his case to a few companies. On Thursday, the Commissioner handed over the appointment order to Surya in the presence of the general manager (HR) of TVS Sundaram Motors.

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