Dehradun police arrested two chain snatchers and recovered stolen items from their possession, said SP City Ajay Singh while interacting with the mediapersons on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Tushar, K Pundir. In Patelnagar police station, a woman had registered a complaint under sections 392/411 of IPC against unidentified persons. She stated that two youths had snatched her chain and escaped when she was standing at a shop in Dehrakhas. on May 7.
In view of increasing incidents of chain snatching in the, SP City Singh had formed several teams and they were deployed at various places to nab the culprits. Teams were also directed to conduct vehicle checking drives at various places in the city.
Acting on tip off, police arrested these two chain snatchers. Police recovered stolen gold- chain and a scooty from their possession. The accused confessed to having snatched a gold chain from a woman in Dehrakhas area. Interrogation revealed that the duo has remained tagged with several crime cases.