Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch recently arrested a 34-year-old chain snatcher from Shrirampur in Ahmednagar district and his mother-in-law from Shivajinagar following a tip-off . The action came after the woman went to Nigdi to sell gold chains that they robbed. With the arrest, a crime branch team led by inspector Jitendra Kadam solved seven cases of chain snatching and a vehicle theft.
The team also recovered gold jewellery worth Rs 9 lakh from the possession of the suspect, Sadiq Irani and his mother-in-law from Shivajinagar. Kadam said Irani is a criminal on the police records and has 20 cases of chain snatching and stealing gold jewellery by posing as police officer. He said police sub-inspector Shivanand Swami received a tip-off that robbers involved in chain snatching would be coming to Nigdi.
"We laid a trap recently and took Irani into custody along with his mother-in-law. We arrested the woman because she kept robbed chains with her," Kadam said, adding that, "We have also recovered a stolen motorcycle from them." We also published the following articles recently Chain snatcher involved in 55 cases, held Thane crime branch has apprehended Ghulam Ali, a notorious chain snatcher involved in 55 cases spanning various states since 2015.
His activities covered areas including Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Ahmednagar, Thane, and parts of Gujarat. Ten cases were detected and stolen gold chains worth Rs 3.13 lakh recovered during his latest arrest.
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Directed by Shruti Sharma, it features music by Sachin-Jigar and costumes by Neeta Lulla..
