Two Motorcycle-borne Miscreants Snatched Gold Chains in Mohali
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Motorcycle-borne Miscreants Snatched Gold Chains in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

Two motorcycle-borne miscreants have been booked for snatching a gold chain of a woman pedestrian in Phase-7, Mohali. The victim, identified as Neha of Phase-7, Mohali, told the police that she along with her son were walking back home when two motorcyclists stopped near them. The miscreants stopped their bike ahead of her and one of them came back running towards her and snatched her gold chain following which they both fled the spot.

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Chandigarh: On way back from wedding, man, sister robbed of phone, gold ring
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh: On way back from wedding, man, sister robbed of phone, gold ring

Hindustan Times  

Snatchers made off with a man’s mobile phone and his sister’s gold ring while they were returning from a relative’s wedding in Manimajra on Sunday morning. On November 21, a similar crime occurred near the Sector 15/16 light point around 1.45 am, when three college students snatched a Maruti Suzuki Jimny from a car delivery driver. As soon as I …

Mohali: Two relieving themselves on road lose mobile phone, ₹11,000 to snatchers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mohali: Two relieving themselves on road lose mobile phone, ₹11,000 to snatchers

Hindustan Times  

Three men lost their belongings to snatchers in two separate cases in Mohali on Monday. In another case, Phase-11 police have booked two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants for snatching mobile phone of a cyclist near the Phase-10/11 light point in Mohali. In the first case, Phase-11 police have booked two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants for snatching mobile phone of a cyclist near …

Cops nab 5 snatchers, recovers 6 stolen mobile phones
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Cops nab 5 snatchers, recovers 6 stolen mobile phones

Hindustan Times  

Mohali police have arrested five snatchers and recovered six stolen mobile phones and a scooter, used to commit the crime, from their possession. Assistant superintendent of police Jayant Puri on Tuesday said: “The accused used to target women or cyclists talking over phone. The scooter has already been seized by the police.” “Amit, Gulshan and Gupta used to snatch the …

Woman buying vegetables in Kharar market loses gold chain to snatchers
2 months ago

Woman buying vegetables in Kharar market loses gold chain to snatchers

Hindustan Times  

In the second such case within a week, two scooter-borne men snatched a woman’s gold chain in Gillco Valley, Kharar, on Saturday. According to the victim, her chain, along with the pendant, weighed around 1.5 tola, costing around ₹ 1.2 lakh. According to the victim, her chain, along with the pendant, weighed around 1.5 tola, costing approximately ₹1.2 lakh. In …

Uttar Pradesh man held for snatching gold chain at gunpoint in Mohali
4 months, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh man held for snatching gold chain at gunpoint in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

Police on Wednesday arrested an Uttar Pradesh native for snatching the gold chain of a female employee of Punjab education department at gunpoint near her office in Phase 8. Victim Balpreet Kaur, following her routine, had gone to feed birds during lunch time at a park located behind the education board building. While exiting the park, two men waylaid her …

Mohali: Seeking lift, woman, her 3 aides man at knifepoint
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Mohali: Seeking lift, woman, her 3 aides man at knifepoint

Hindustan Times  

Four robbers, including a woman, snatched a 57-year-old man’s gold jewellery, cash and mobile phone in Zirakpur around 11.30 pm on Friday. Cracking the case within hours, the Zirakpur police arrested three accused, Kiran, Vikas and Ashish, on Saturday, while the fourth, Kuldeep Singh, is on the run. The victim promptly alerted the police control room and Zirakpur police, following …

Two more chain snatchers nabbed in Mysuru
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two more chain snatchers nabbed in Mysuru

The Hindu  

After nabbing three chain snatchers and recovering two gold chains valued around ₹5.5 lakh last week, the Mysuru City police have managed to arrest two more suspected chain snatchers and recovered gold jewellery valued around ₹10 lakh from them. Based on information provided by them, the police recovered gold jewellery weighing a total of 117 grams valued at ₹10 lakh, …

Chain snatcher who spent loot money to visit hill stations with family arrested in Lucknow
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chain snatcher who spent loot money to visit hill stations with family arrested in Lucknow

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old turned a chain snatcher so that he could visit hill stations with family, police said. Chain snatcher who spent loot money to visit hill stations with family arrested in Lucknow The accused, Jagjeet Singh, 32, an Alambagh resident, snatched gold chains from two different areas in Lucknow and then sold them to fund his trip to hill stations …

Court acquits two after Mohali police fail to prove snatching case
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Court acquits two after Mohali police fail to prove snatching case

Hindustan Times  

After Mohali police’s failure to prove two persons guilty for snatching a woman’s gold chain in Kurali, a local court acquitted the persons who were arrested last year. Police later apprehended the accused at a check post laid near Niholka Road, Kurali, and recovered the complainant’s gold chain. The accused’s counsel Jaswinder Singh vehemently argued that the prosecution miserably failed …

Snatchers make off with chain of woman heading to temple in Sector 50, Noida
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Snatchers make off with chain of woman heading to temple in Sector 50, Noida

Hindustan Times  

Two men on a motorcycle snatched the gold chain of a woman who was on her way to the temple on Wednesday evening in Noida’s Sector 50 locality, senior officers said on Thursday. According to residents, there have been two incidents of snatching in the last two weeks in the same area, with the most recent one taking place on …

Gurugram: 45-yr-old woman gets back her valuables after chasing down snatchers on foot; no arrests yet
1 year, 1 month ago

Gurugram: 45-yr-old woman gets back her valuables after chasing down snatchers on foot; no arrests yet

Hindustan Times  

In a dramatic chase, a 45-year-old Gurugram woman out for her morning walk ran behind two motorcycle-borne snatchers, pulled them off the vehicle, and took back some of her belongings before they managed to escape. However, the woman quickly got hold of the man and got into a scuffle with him, who also then snatched her mobile phone and ran …

7 youths in school uniform snatch man’s gold chain in Pinjore
1 year, 4 months ago

7 youths in school uniform snatch man’s gold chain in Pinjore

Hindustan Times  

A group of seven youths, all in school uniform, assaulted a Pinjore resident, and snatched his gold chain and ₹8,000 in cash on Friday. A case under Sections 341, 323 and 379-B of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Pinjore police station. The victim, Gulsher of Pinjore, told the police that on Friday morning, he was driving to …

Chandigarh: Snatchers’ arrest leads to recovery of six stolen two-wheelers
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandigarh: Snatchers’ arrest leads to recovery of six stolen two-wheelers

Hindustan Times  

Over two weeks after alert passers-by caught two snatchers who were fleeing with a woman’s gold chain in Sector 23 on July 30, police said they had recovered six stolen two-wheelers as well from the duo. A team from the Sector 17 police station, led by SHO Rajiv Kumar recovered four motorcycles and two scooters from the accused, identified as …

Duo awarded 7-year jail for snatching woman’s chain in Chandigarh’s Sector 23
1 year, 7 months ago

Duo awarded 7-year jail for snatching woman’s chain in Chandigarh’s Sector 23

Hindustan Times  

A local court awarded seven-year jail to two men who had snatched a woman’s gold chain while she was standing outside her house in Sector 23 in April 2021. On April 21, 2021, Chandigarh Police were on patrolling duty, when they received information that a chain snatching was reported in Sector 23. The court of additional district and sessions judge …

10-second CCTV footage helps cops nab chain snatcher
1 year, 8 months ago

10-second CCTV footage helps cops nab chain snatcher

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A man has been arrested for allegedly committing six chain-snatchings in local trains over the past one week. HT Image The Vasai Government Railway Police identified the accused with the help of a 10-second CCTV footage where he was seen removing his face mask to drink water. According to Sandeep Bhajibhakre, deputy commissioner of police, in the past one …

Two men arrested for snatching mobile from woman, son in Delhi
1 year, 11 months ago

Two men arrested for snatching mobile from woman, son in Delhi

India Today  

Two bike-borne men snatched the mobile phone from a woman who was waiting for an autorickshaw with her son in Delhi’s Seemapuri area. The complainant, Reema Sharma, said that she was waiting for an autorickshaw with her son near Delhi’s Chintamani Chowk around 10:50 PM when suddenly the two came on a bike and snatched away the mobile phone from …

Army man robbed of gold chain worth ₹1 lakh: Police
2 years, 7 months ago

Army man robbed of gold chain worth ₹1 lakh: Police

Hindustan Times  

Police have booked two men for allegedly snatching a gold chain worth over ₹1 lakh from a top-ranking officer of the armed forces when he was walking along a service lane in Gurugram Sector 45 around 6.30am on Thursday, said officials on Friday. Police said just within 14 hours of the senior officer being attacked, two suspects riding a motorcycle …

Drones Used to Track Chain Snatcher, Shot Dead in Encounter in TN's Kanchipuram; One Still at Large
3 years, 2 months ago

Drones Used to Track Chain Snatcher, Shot Dead in Encounter in TN's Kanchipuram; One Still at Large

News 18  

A 25-year-old robber who was hiding with a pistol has been shot dead on October 11 near the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu after a severe search operation involving hundreds of police personnel and drones has been carried. The police said the man and his accomplice were allegedly involved in a gold chain snatching from an elderly woman at gunpoint …

Students prefer chain-snatching for easy money
4 years, 2 months ago

Students prefer chain-snatching for easy money

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: An elderly woman was returning home after work in her farmland on the Srikalahasti-Pichatur road under the K.V.B. She did not notice two motorbike-borne youngsters following her and within seconds, her 16-gram gold chain was snatched away by the two miscreants. Mandals like Nagari, Nindra, Puttur, Pichatur, Varadaiahpalem and Satyavedu, bordering Tamil Nadu, as well as Tirupati and other …

Delhi Police arrests two robbers, recovers snatched gold chains, country-made pistol
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police arrests two robbers, recovers snatched gold chains, country-made pistol

India Today  

Delhi Police has arrested two robbers and seized a motorcycle, three snatched and robber gold chains, a country-made pistol and a button actuated knife from their possession, police said. On October 11, police received a tip-off about the movement of two criminals on a motorcycle near CDR Chowk. Immediately, the information was further developed and the police team laid a …

Delhi: Chain snatchers use three vehicles to dodge police; held in 24 hours
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: Chain snatchers use three vehicles to dodge police; held in 24 hours

India Today  

Delhi Police nabbed a gang of chain snatchers whose unique modus operandi involved using three vehicles to dodge checking pickets. A New Delhi Municipal Corporation employee was robbed of his gold chain on Saturday in Doctor's Lane, Gole Market in Delhi while he was speaking on the phone. Upon investigating CCTV footage in the area, the police found that the …

Man robbed of gold chain at petrol pump in West Delhi
5 years, 1 month ago

Man robbed of gold chain at petrol pump in West Delhi

India TV News  

A 36-year-old man was allegedly robbed of his gold chain by two bike-borne men at a fuel station in Rajendra Place, police said on Monday. Sandeep Bhola, a resident of Rajender Nagar, was on the way to his house when he had stopped at the petrol pump to refill air in his car's tyres. Two men, wearing helmets, came on …

Two men involved in several snatching nabbed from Seelampur
5 years, 3 months ago

Two men involved in several snatching nabbed from Seelampur

India TV News  

Two men involved in several cases of snatching and theft have been arrested from northeast Delhi's Seelampur area, police said on Thursday. Thirty nine robbed mobile phones were recovered from the accused along with the motorcycle which was found to be stolen from New Usmanpur area, a senior officer said. Dilshad and Faizan, were arrested on Wednesday after police received …

Delhi: Bike-borne miscreants snatch woman's chain, flee as vendors attempt to obstruct | Video
5 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: Bike-borne miscreants snatch woman's chain, flee as vendors attempt to obstruct | Video

India TV News  

A CCTV video of a chain-snatching incident in Delhi has emerged. In the video, two miscreants on a bike are seen passing by a woman on a street, when they try to snatch her chain. Earlier on Wednesday, four men were arrested for allegedly burgling two houses in outer Delhi's Nangloi area. On Friday, at around 5 pm, police received …

‘Gold unlucky’: Gurugram women, tricked, robbed of jewellery on street
6 years ago

‘Gold unlucky’: Gurugram women, tricked, robbed of jewellery on street

Hindustan Times  

Two unidentified men stole a gold chain, a ring, cash, and a mobile phone from a 55-year-old woman after scaring the woman and making her believe that wearing gold would bring her and her family bad luck. The incident took place near Gurudwara Sahib on Gurudwara Road in Civil Lines, where she had gone to pray, the police said Sunday. …

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