STATE TIMES NEWS
Jammu: Police on Friday busted gang of local as well as inter-state chain snatchers by arresting four accused persons and recovered snatched gold chains from their possession.
Giving details SSP Jammu Chandan Kohli, said that chain snatching incidents took place in Jammu city in last few days. Complaints followed by FIRs were lodged at different Police stations of Jammu.
These snatchers were particularly targeting elderly and lone women especially at isolated places. SSP Jammu said that these snatchers snatched gold chains from Sainik Colony, Greater Kailash, Gangayal, Satwari and Trikuta Nagar area. These snatchers we’re targeting old age and lone travelling woman. With the help of CCTVs Police was able to lay their hands on the images of snatchers as well as their motor cycle which they were using for commission of crime.
He further added that police teams of PS Bahu Fort, Channi, Gangayal and Satwari under the supervision of SP South Shaheen Wahid assisted by SDPO East Prupkar Singh , were assigned different tasks like collecting CCTV footages tracking the culprits, follow their movement pattern, understanding their modus operandi and to identify and catch the accused.
On 28th September while they attempted another snatching incident in Trikuta Nagar, alert Police personnel in civvies caught hold of them.
The duo have been identified as Ram Sevak, son of Beedal resident of Shamli, UP (bike rider) and Dharmendra alias Ravi son of Mannu resident of Shamli , UP (pillion rider).
During investigation it came to fore that both belonged to District Shamli in UP and were involved in multiple incidents of District Jammu. They were also involved in similar such incidents in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana. Their modus operandi was that they used to pose as Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Pilgrims to avoid suspicion. 6 stolen Gold chains and a stolen bike was also recovered from their possession. Similarly, today two more suspects namely Akash Khushu alias Lalla son of Lt. Ashok Kumar Khushu, resident of Durga Nagar Jammu and Rahul Rawal, son of Lt. Ravi Ji Rawal resident of Durga Nagar Jammu were rounded up in case FIR No. 87/2023 U/S 382 IPC of Police Station Janipur who were also involved in chain snatching. These accused were involved in multiple chain snatching in Roop Nagar, Canal Road , Sarwal and Paloura area. The accused were arrested by the team constituted by the special team constituted under the supervision of SP North Kulbir Handa assisted by SDPO West Vikram Singh and SHO PS Janipur Inspr Sikander Singh. During investigation accused confessed and disclosed that they had snatched 05 gold chains from different locations of Jammu District using Motor cycle KTM Duke bearing Registration No. JK02 DC 8234 and have sold to Muthoot Finance Branch Talab Tillo, Jammu. The snatched chains shall be recovered from the finance company and they shall be liable for the criminal offence. Further investigation of the cases is going on.