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Two chain snatchers arrested in Kalyan, gold worth Rs 2.45 lakh recovered
Two chain snatchers arrested in Kalyan, gold worth Rs 2.45 lakh recovered
Kalyan: Two men were arrested within 24 hours of snatching gold chains from women passengers at Kalyan railway station. The Kalyan Unit of the Mumbai Railway Police Crime Branch recovered two gold…
Kalyan: Two men were arrested within 24 hours of snatching gold chains from women passengers at Kalyan railway station. The Kalyan Unit of the Mumbai Railway Police Crime Branch recovered two gold chains worth approximately Rs 2.45 lakh from their possession. The arrests have helped crack two chain-snatching cases.
The police launched an investigation after receiving complaints and examined CCTV footage from the station and surrounding areas. Acting on a tip-off from informers, a team laid a trap in the Ulhasnagar-3 area and detained the suspects. The accused have been identified as Deepak Ramsarik Chauhan and Sunnydeval alias Bhola Chandrabhan Chauhan. During interrogation, they allegedly admitted to the thefts. Police are probing if they were involved in similar incidents at other stations.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Chain snatching at railway stations remains a persistent problem in the Mumbai metropolitan region, with the Government Railway Police reporting thousands of such cases annually. The quick resolution here relied on CCTV footage and informer networks, methods that depend on station infrastructure and ground-level intelligence. What matters next is whether the police investigation establishes a pattern linking these accused to other stations, which would signal a more organised operation. The Kalyan railway station, a major junction on the Central Railway line, sees heavy passenger traffic daily, making it a hotspot. Passengers, particularly women, will watch if patrols or awareness campaigns are stepped up following this arrest.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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