Mumbai Cops Pose As Zomato Delivery Agents To Arrest Chain-Snatchers

Indian thieves are innovative, but it looks like Police are no way behind. As thieves devise strategic plans to execute robberies, police have become more street-smart in nabbing the culprits.

Mumbai police officers disguised themselves as Zomato delivery boys in operation similar to those seen in Bollywood movies to arrest two chain-snatchers. The thieves had many chain-snatching complaints filed against them.

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Somnath Charge, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) from Mumbai Police Zone 12, provided details of the incident.

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He stated that three incidences of chain snatching were reported to the Kasturba Marg police station and one to the Bangur Nagar police station in July and August.

After this, the team of Om Totavar and Rahul Valuskar got into action. For proper identification, they went through 300 pieces of CCTV footage. During the investigation, police found that a bike, also used for the crime, was parked at a railway station.

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The DCP said the police were sure that the accused would come to take their bike back.

Following that, the Kastoorba police squad dressed as Zomato delivery boys and waited for three days near Vithalwadi and Ambivli. When one accused arrived to take their bike, he could not leave since the police had removed the bike's plug.

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According to authorities, the other suspect was arrested afterward. They were arrested, and two stolen bikes and chains were also seized.

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The DCP said they were highly clever thieves. They used to go to Ambivli West after parking their bikes at Ambivli East after committing the crime to create confusion.

Even after catching them red-handed, the police faced stiff resistance from the local Ambivli women, who were against their arrest.

The two arrested have been identified as Firoz Nasir Sheikh and Jafar Yusuf Jafri. Both are residents of Vithalwadi and Ambivli, respectively. They were history-sheeters and had their names registered in more than 20 cases of robbery. Both accused are in police custody.

(With ANI inputs)

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