Overview

• Instagram user Chabi Gupta says a man tried to snatch her gold chain in downtown Chicago at around 4 p.m. in a crowded area.
• Gupta showed bruises on her neck and said she managed to keep her locket, though the chain’s hook broke and the assailant fled.
• Text overlaid on her video alleges the attempt happened in front of bystanders who did not intervene.
• The clip includes a video call with her mother, who says Gupta’s father could not sleep and expresses disbelief compared with safety in Ranchi, Patna, and Bengaluru.
• The video has drawn roughly 900,000 to 950,000 views, and Gupta’s caption claims a recent rise in chain‑snatching around the Loop and Magnificent Mile, a trend not corroborated in the reports.