JOIN USThe Kodigehalli police arrested two inter-state chain snatchers and recovered a gold chain and four bikes from them. Pappu and Sachin, both from Uttar Pradesh, are the arrested.
According to the police, they belonged to the Bhavaria criminal gang which operated at Jinjan, Ahmadghad, Khoksa, Rampur, Aleemnagar and Kanpurkala villages in Uttar Pradesh. Members of the gang were allegedly involved in various crimes including chain snatching, theft, robbery and murder at several cities across the country. They were concentrating on chain snatching during the recent past, said the police.
They were involved in crimes reported in New Delhi, Agra cantonment, Ludhiana , Goa, Haryana and Puducherry. Pappu was lodged in Tihar jail for some time. But after coming out of the jail, he took to the crime once again.
Modus operandi
When they came to Bangalore, they used to bring a bike with them. They would bring it in train and use it while snatching chains in Bangalore. They would stay in hotels in the City and target lone women, elderly women on morning walks and women drawing rangoli in front of their houses. They used to snatch at least three chains per day.
They would stay in the City for about three days and leave for Delhi either by train or flight. Before leaving the City, they used to park the bike at the Yeshwantpur railway station parking lot.
They would wear the ornaments while travelling by flight. They were allegedly involved in as many as 40 chain snatching cases in the City, added the police. They used to sell the chains in Uttar Pradesh. Police are searching for their four associates.
The two were arrested recently by the police on mufti, who were keeping an eye on those who indulge in chain snatchings. They managed to catch the two when they attempted to snatch the chain of a woman near Gundanjaneya Temple Circle. They spilled the beans during the interrogation, said the police.