Bhubaneswar: The Special Squad of the Commissionerate Police has arrested three chain snatchers in two separate cases.
While the first case pertains to a complaint filed at the Kharvel Nagar police station in Bhubaneswar in April this year, the second is of a case filed at Saheed Nagar police station in July this year.
The accused persons have been identified as Ram Kumar of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, Akash Samal of Cuttack Sadar and Sheetal Behera of Bidanasi
“We have nabbed three expert chain snatchers in connection with two separate chain snatching cases registered at Kharvel Nagar and Saheed Nagar police stations in April and July respectively. In the first case during the investigation, we came to know that it is the work of a special gang known as Bawariya. They belong to the Bawariya tribe of Uttar Pradesh. They travel by train and commit crimes in different cities. Wherever they go they first steal a bike and by using that bike they indulge in series chain snatching and other loots. The accused has been identified as Ram Kumar a resident of Shamli district. We have recovered two chains and a stolen bike from him,” informed Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh to reporters.
Singh said that in the second case, two accused persons identified as Akash Samal of Cuttack Sadar area and Sital Behera of Bidanasi area were arrested by Saheed Nagar police and recovered two chains were recovered from their possession.
