PUNE: Two motorcycle-borne men snatched gold chains worth Rs2.7 lakh from two women at Vighnaharta Chowk and Sus Road in Pashan on Wednesday and Thursday night, respectively.
Deputy commissioner of police (zone IV) Pankaj Deshmukh said, “Analysis of CCTV cameras installed at the incident spots revealed that the suspects involved in both the snatching cases are the same. Our probe is on.”
In the Vighnahartha Chowk incident, the duo snatched the gold chain worth Rs1.8 lakh of a 47-year-old woman along the Pandhavnagar road in Pashan on Wednesday night, police said. In the second incident, the bike-borne duo snatched the chain worth Rs90,000 of a 67-year-old woman while she was on her way home on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, three motorcycle-borne men intercepted a car and robbed a 17-year-old girl of her smart phone and a gold chain, collectively worth Rs2.7 lakh, in Aundh on Thursday night. All three robbery cases have been registered with the Chatushrungi police station.