The sleuths of the Central Crime Branch arrested a member of Irani gang in connection with chain-snatching and recovered stolen gold chains worth Rs 27 lakh.
The suspect was identified as Hyder Syed Noor Irani, 24, a native of Pune, Maharashtra.
He was involved in 25 chain snatching in the City, the police said. Irani and his associates would move in a bike and target lone and elderly women and rob them of their gold chains.
The duo committed the crime in Jnanabharathi, Vijayangar, Banaswadi, Sanjaynagar and other areas, the police added.
Published 18 May 2016, 21:04 IST