13 July,2023 07:49 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
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An accident reportedly caused by a pothole on the road led to the arrest of two chain snatchers in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the PTI reported on Thursday.
According to the news agency, two motorcycle-borne men snatched a woman's chain near the Vasai railway station on the night on June 30, said senior inspector Sampatrao Patil of Manikpur police station.
CCTV footage showed that as they were fleeing, they ran into a pothole, fell off the motorbike and apparently suffered serious injuries though they managed to leave the spot, according to the PTI.
Police promptly checked hospitals in the area and nabbed the duo, identified as Atul Trivedi and Rahul Sharma, while they were undergoing treatment, inspector Patil said.
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The stolen chain and the motorcycle used in the crime were recovered from them.
The duo, both residents of Panvel, have several cases registered against them in the district, the police official added.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a police team from Mumbai, which had gone to nab a suspect from Ambivali in the outskirts of Mumbai, was attacked on Tuesday night.
A team of Kalachowie cops had zeroed in on the accused who had cheated a 78-year-old woman of her 10 gm gold chain worth Rs 40,000 on July 4 at Lalbaug Market. The accused was identified as Kabul Naushad Ali, 60. The detection team of Kalachowkie police had done a recee of the area to lay the trap to nab Ali.
"The accused is a history-sheeter and has 29 offences in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nashik city as well registered against him. We were keeping a close eye on his movements. We knew there were instances of attack on police teams in the past, hence we laid the trap from 4pm on Tuesday," said a cop from the team.
Two officers and 7 constables from the Detection and Anti-Terrorist Cell were watching the accused. As soon as an informer indicated his arrival in Irani basti, the team tried to nab the accused. The police chased and nabbed him, but a crowd of locals started gathering. "They were trying to free him (accused) from our custody, but we didn't give in," added the officer.
As the cops were not freeing the accused, the crowd started pelting stones at them. The attack continued till cops managed to rush the accused to Ambivali railway station. When a train arrived at the platform, the police got in with the accused and took him to Mumbai.
(with PTI inputs)
