In a major breakthrough with the city residents grappling with the spiraling number of thefts and chain snatching, Dehradun police arrested two chain snatchers from GMS Road and recovered stolen items, including chains, worth Rs 40, 000 from their possession on Friday. Police said that review of around 100 CCTV footages helped them to nab the accused. The accused have been identified as Mohammad Salman Ali and Javed, natives of Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh). Several theft cases remained tagged to the duo in various police stations based in Muzaffarnagar. Police acted after one Hemlata had registered a complaint of chain snatching in Vasant Vihar police station on April 10.
She had stated in the complaint that her chain was snatched by some unidentified persons when she was walking on GMS Road and some unidentified persons. Acting on the complaint, police reviewed around 100 CCTV footages and acting on a tip- off, the accused duo was arrested from GMS Road on Friday.