Chain-Snatching Gang Busted in Delhi and Haryana

Eight members of a notorious chain-snatching gang, including four women, were arrested from Delhi and Haryana. The gang was involved in multiple thefts, with three gold chains recovered. The arrests followed detailed analysis of CCTV footage from a recent festival where multiple thefts were reported.

Eight members of a chain-snatching gang were arrested from Delhi and Haryana on Thursday, police said, adding that four of them are women.

Delhi Police arrested four members of the gang from Delhi's Dwarka, while three others were nabbed by Haryana Police from Jhajjar, officials stated.

Three gold chains were recovered from their possession, an officer disclosed. According to a senior police officer, some women reported thefts of their gold chain from a fair held at the annual festival at Dada Budha temple in Issapur and Dhansa village on September 5. Three different cases were registered based on the complaints of the women, the officer said. Police teams were formed, and CCTV footage of the spot and the route was analyzed, he added.

Four women were seen walking suspiciously and boarding a car piloted by a person on a scooter, the officer noted. Roshni, 30, was nabbed and disclosed the names of three others—Rati Ram, 52, Pooja, 20, and Sunita, 37—police revealed. The three women were arrested from the house of Rati Ram, the main conspirator, who had absconded from the house. He was later arrested from his hideout and found to be involved in 12 cases of theft, excise violations, and attempted murder, police added.

(With inputs from agencies.)