Police in Chennai arrest three women from Madhya Pradesh for alleged theft from jewellery and textile shops in the Mambalam and T. Nagar areas. According to reports, the women enter retail outlets and closely observe shoppers and store activity. Investigators say they steal items by taking gold jewellery and cash from customers’ handbags while the victims are engaged in shopping. The accounts describe the group as acting together, with proceeds allegedly shared among themselves after the thefts. The police reportedly initiate action after receiving information or complaints linked to the thefts, then identify the suspects through investigation and surveillance. The women are taken into custody and cases are registered, with police examining the stolen items and verifying the details of the incidents across the shops involved. The reports focus on the alleged method—watching customers and targeting handbags—along with the claimed division of stolen goods among the trio. Further investigation is ongoing to determine whether they are linked to any other similar thefts in the area.