3 women robbed by bike-borne goons in separate incidents

Nagpur: After an ‘uneasy lull’, bike-borne goons went on chain-snatching spree in Gittikhadan and Pratap Nagar areas on Sunday. Three women were robbed of their gold booty and other valuables collectively worth Rs 86,000. In the first incident, a resident of...

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By Nagpur Today On Monday, March 26th, 2018

Woman chain-snatcher caught red-handed while in the act in Dharampeth

Nagpur: An alert man caught a woman chain-snatcher red-handed while trying to rob a middle aged woman in Dharameth locality on Sunday. The accused woman was later handed over to Sitabuldi police. A resident of Hazari Pahad, Godavari Rajendra Chaudhary (50),...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, August 3rd, 2017

Mobile phone proves nemesis for two chain-snatchers

File Pic Nagpur: Luck ran out for two bike-borne chain-snatchers as they were arrested while trying to rob a woman in Kotwali area here on Wednesday night. A mobile phone proved nemesis for the chain-snatchers. It all happened when the complainant...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

Bike-borne goons on chain-snatching spree, 4 women robbed

Nagpur: Motorcycle-borne goons went on chain-snatching spree in different areas of the city. The miscreants robbed four women of gold chains and mangalsutras collectively worth Rs 1.82 lakh within a span of 24 hours. In the first incident, two bike-borne ruffians...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, February 8th, 2017

Purse-snatching menace replaces chain-snatching terror in city

Representational Pic Nagpur: The chain-snatching terror on streets seems to have turned into purse snatching trauma for womenfolk in Orange City. The mobike-borne robbers too seem have changed their modus operandi and targeting fat purses of women as many of...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, December 27th, 2016

Field day for chain-snatchers at Mahakumbh, 4 women robbed

Representational Pic Nagpur: Chain-snatchers had a field day as they took full advantage of crowd of devotees thronging the Dharma Sanskruti Mahakumbh, a congregation of saints and sages being held Reshimbagh ground here. The miscreants robbed four women of their...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, August 27th, 2016

Alert people chase and catch chain-snatcher in Jaripatka

Representational Pic Nagpur: In an “uncommon” incident, a chain-snatcher was chased and caught by people when the ruffian robbed a woman of her gold chain in Jaripatka area here on Friday night. However, two of his accomplices managed to escape. The...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

Hudkeshwar cops nab gang involved in chain snatching, vehicle lifting and absconding accused

Nagpur: As soon as Senior Police Inspector Sunil K Zawre took charge of Hudkeshwar Police Station, he started tightening the reins on criminals and offenders. Crimes including chain-snatching, bag-lifting theft, looting and mugging etc were on the rise in areas...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, July 23rd, 2016

PhD student robbed of gold chain worth Rs 75,000 in Ambazari

File Pic Nagpur: A married woman who is doing PhD from Nagpur University was robbed of her gold chain worth Rs 75,000 by a motorcycle-borne goon on Ambazari Hilltop Road here on Friday night. Mrunal Milind Yavalkar (41), resident of Plot...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, April 23rd, 2016

Robbers, looters and chain-snatchers terrorizing citizens

Nagpur: In-spite of the strict instruction and orders of Nagpur Commissioner of Police S P Yadav, street crimes are not under control in the city. Robbers, looters and chain-snatchers seem to be terrorizing citizens for many months now. In a fresh...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

Two more women robbed of gold chains by bike-borne goons

Nagpur: Even as Director General of Police (DGP) Pravin Dixit expressed his displeasure over spate of chain-snatching cases in city, two more women were robbed of their gold stuff in Pratapnagar and Sonegaon police jurisdictions on Tuesday. In the first incident,...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, April 4th, 2016

2 women robbed of ‘Mangalsutra,’ gold chain worth Rs 2 lakh in Tehsil area

Nagpur: Two women, who had gone to witness a religious procession, was robbed of their ‘Mangalsutra’ and gold chain worth Rs 2 lakh by unidentified miscreants taking advantage of a Rath Yatra crowd near Golibar Chowk here on Sunday. The victims...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, October 16th, 2015

76-yr old woman, on morning walk, robbed of gold chain in Jaitala

Nagpur: A 76-year old woman, who was on morning walk, was robbed of her gold chain by two motorcycle-borne chain-snatchers in the wee hours of Thursday. The old lady, Maya Vasanta Kamavisadar, resident of Plot No. 9, ‘Vasant Apartment,’ Jaitala, left...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Chain-snatcher relieves Raipur woman of gold chains worth Rs 2.30 lakh near RTMNU Square

Nagpur: A motorcycle-borne chain-snatcher struck in a big way by relieving a Chhattisgarh-based woman of her gold chains valued at Rs 2.30 lakh. The chain-snatching occurred near busy Nagpur University Square on Tuesday morning. Cops have mounted a search to...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Dhantoli DB Squad nabs chain-snatcher, crack many cases

Nagpur: The DB (Detection Branch) Squad of Dhantoli Police Station on Thursday arrested a chain-snatcher who was on chain-snatching spree in different areas of the city. The DB Squad, led by API G B Sonavane, received a tip-off that the hardened...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

Chain-snatcher’s arrest leads to cracking of more cases

Nagpur: The chain-snatcher Shaikh Asif alias Jalya Shaikh (30), resident of Kharbi, Nagpur who was chased by people and caught and later handed over to Ajni police has named his accomplice who had managed to escape. He has been identified...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, June 26th, 2014

Chain-snatchers strike in Dhantoli, Ambazari; target two women

Nagpur News Two women were relieved of their mangalsutra in Dhantoli and Ambazari areas on Wednesday. Animesh Balaram Sony (49), a resident of D4/B, Central Railway Quarters, Ajni was returning home with his wife Shraddha on Wednesday at 9 pm. On the...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Goons snatch gold chain worth Rs 60,000

Nagpur News :  Two unidentified youths snatched gold chain worth Rs 60,000 from MIDC area on Monday. According to sources, Jyoti Pramod Chavan (32), a resident of Aditya Tower S4, 2nd Floor, Dattawadi, was coming on her activa (MH 31...