Now chain snatchers target malls and parking lot

If you think, chain snatchers only target isolated streets, then you are wrong. Daring police again, the chain snatchers have targeted seven women in a span of 24 hours of which three incidents took place in a shopping mall and basement parking of shopping centre.

In one of these seven cases, Poonam Kund, a resident of Sai Embassy lodged a complaint with Chinchwad police station in which she mentioned that she had gone to watch the movie Holiday at Big Bazaar along with her sister and brother-in-law in Nigdi area. When she was getting into the movie theater during interval, a person identified as Hitesh Bajaj a residence of Sai Chowk has allegedly tried to snatch gold chain worth Rs 50,000. Shah was hiding behind a door and when Poonam tried entered into the theater, he allegedly snatched the chain and tried to run away. However, Poonam held his leg and raised an alarmed after which he was nabbed by other persons. A case has been registered against Shah at Chinchwad police station.

Another case registered was at Chinchwad police station of a victim Manisha Shinde (42), a resident of Bijli Nagar. She was returning home with other women when two unidentified persons on a motorbike snatched her gold chain worth Rs 80,000 at around 9.50 pm.

In the third incident, victim, Kamalvasini Ramswami (59) a resident of Vadgaon-sheri was on walk around 5.30pm with her husband in vicinity when a two unknown motorbike-person came near to them ask address and snatched a gold chain of worth rupees 60 thousand. A case has been registered in the Yerwada Police station.

However, Fourth incident came in notice when a victim, Bhumja Arya raised an alarm after his gold chain of worth rupees 30 thousand was snatched away by unidentified motorbike-borne persons at around 10.30 near blue diamond chowk when he was riding on bike with his friend. Koregaon park police station has registered a case regarding it.

In similar manner, Victim along with his husband was riding on motorbike near Marriott hotel, when a two unidentified persons on motorbike rode near victim and flee away by snatching gold chain of worth rupees 1 lakh at around 10.45 pm. Chatursrunghi Police have registered a case of it.

Sixth incident also took place at around 10.45 pm,when a victim, Shamala Dharmadhikari (40) was heading towards her vehicle in parking basement, an unidentified motorbike-borne persons passed near to her and made away with the gold chain of worth rupees 20 thousand in Viman nagar. Vimantal Police station has registered a case.

In seventh incident, Accused Amol Londe (29) allegedly beat and trashed victim Ankush Kamble (29) when he was about to board a Hadapsar bound bus in an intention to rob him and run away. However, Accused was caught by near by police who was on marshal when he tried to evade. Bund garden has registered a case regarding it.