A 14-year-old boy allegedly snatched a garland strung with currency notes from a groom's neck at a wedding in Delhi.
The police said the boy had been eyeing the garland for a while before he decided to strike.
The groom was about to ride a horse when the boy snatched the garland, made of Rs 500 notes, and sprinted away.
On getting a complaint, the police formed teams to look for the boy. In a statement, the police said they checked CCTV footage of nearby areas in Mayapuri. The identified a suspect and traced the address, the police said.
The police said they have recovered 79 notes of Rs 500 denomination, while the garland had 329 notes before it was snatched.
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