Thane, Jun 25 (PTI) A 24-year-old man wanted in more than 50 cases of chain snatching has been arrested by the police in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Sunday.
The Mira Bhayander-Virar Vasai and Kalyan police in a joint operation arrested the accused, who is part of the Irani gang, on Friday, an official said.
The MBVV police spotted the accused in a CCTV footage and tracked him to Ambivili and followed him, he said.
The accused even ventured into a forested land to evade the police, but was eventually nabbed after a chase, the official said.
The accused, who has more than 50 cases of chain snatching to his name, has been taken by the MBVV police for further probe, he added. PTI COR ARU
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