Chain-snatching gang busted, gold & two-wheelers worth Rs 3 lakh recovered
TNN | Updated: Feb 9, 2019, 12:15 IST
Representative imagePUNE: A gang of three men was busted on Friday for snatching five gold chains and stealing one motorcycle in the Thergaon and Wakad areas in the last two months.
The trio — Mohammed Arif Sayyad (28), Ayub Riasat Ali (25), both residing at Kaspate Vasti and originally from Uttar Pradesh and Fahim Matin Siddiqui (24) of Dhule district — researched the chain-snatching modus on a video-sharing website before carrying out the acts.
The police recovered 100g of gold chains and two two-wheelers, collectively worth Rs3 lakh, from them.
The Wakad police team led by senior inspector Satish Mane took Sayyad and Ali into custody from Utkarsh Chowk in Wakad, while Siddiqui was picked-up from Dhule.
Sub-inspector Harish Mane said the gang’s kingpin, Mohammed Arif Sayyad, was running a glass fitting business in Wakad , while Ali and Siddiqui were working as labourers with him.
“They had bagged a contract of glass fitting a few months back. But before they could start working on it, their contract was cancelled,” the officer said.
The trio were not getting any other contracts. “While surfing the internet, they came across a chain-snatching video. They then decided to make money by snatching gold chains.”
The suspects then studied more videos on the website. “In December last year, they first struck at a weekly market in Wakad. They targeted women coming out of the market with vegetable bags in their hands.”
They used Sayyad’s scooter to snatch the chains. “They snatched three gold chains in December last year,” the officer said.
On January 4, the suspects stole a motorcycle from the Wakad area and snatched two more gold chains. After snatching five chains, their accomplice Siddiqui returned to Dhule.
Senior inspector Satish Mane said the suspects had kept the snatched gold chains in a safe place.
“They planned to sell it after snatching more chains. We arrested them before they could sell the gold chains or rob more of them,” the officer said, adding that further investigation was on.
The trio — Mohammed Arif Sayyad (28), Ayub Riasat Ali (25), both residing at Kaspate Vasti and originally from Uttar Pradesh and Fahim Matin Siddiqui (24) of Dhule district — researched the chain-snatching modus on a video-sharing website before carrying out the acts.
The police recovered 100g of gold chains and two two-wheelers, collectively worth Rs3 lakh, from them.
The Wakad police team led by senior inspector Satish Mane took Sayyad and Ali into custody from Utkarsh Chowk in Wakad, while Siddiqui was picked-up from Dhule.
Sub-inspector Harish Mane said the gang’s kingpin, Mohammed Arif Sayyad, was running a glass fitting business in Wakad , while Ali and Siddiqui were working as labourers with him.
“They had bagged a contract of glass fitting a few months back. But before they could start working on it, their contract was cancelled,” the officer said.
The trio were not getting any other contracts. “While surfing the internet, they came across a chain-snatching video. They then decided to make money by snatching gold chains.”
The suspects then studied more videos on the website. “In December last year, they first struck at a weekly market in Wakad. They targeted women coming out of the market with vegetable bags in their hands.”
They used Sayyad’s scooter to snatch the chains. “They snatched three gold chains in December last year,” the officer said.
On January 4, the suspects stole a motorcycle from the Wakad area and snatched two more gold chains. After snatching five chains, their accomplice Siddiqui returned to Dhule.
Senior inspector Satish Mane said the suspects had kept the snatched gold chains in a safe place.
“They planned to sell it after snatching more chains. We arrested them before they could sell the gold chains or rob more of them,” the officer said, adding that further investigation was on.
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