In Noida, a son runs a chain-snatching gang with his mother. The son and his friends would often steal a gold chain, which the mother would take to the goldsmith and sell. The goldsmith will melt the gold jewelry and prepare another piece of jewelry. Police arrested mother and son, his companion and the goldsmith.
District 113 Police Station caught two bicycle chain snatchers during an inspection on FNG Road. They often snatch chains from pedestrians on the road. The two arrested defendants said during interrogation that a woman and a goldsmith, who were later arrested, were also in contact with them. Investigation revealed that the arrested woman Mamta was the mother of the robber Sunny and worked with the goldsmith to dispose of the looted items.
The woman’s gold chain broke when she got into the car, and the gang of female thieves was captured by the police
Goldsmith has jewelry store in Ghaziabad
DCP Noida Zone Rambadan Singh said Sunny and his partner Aditya had committed a chain snatching incident together. Sonny gave the stolen necklaces and jewelry to his mother Mamta, who then sold them to a goldsmith named Zoheb. The arrested goldsmith was running a shop in the name of Jade Jewelers in Ghaziabad. He would often melt down stolen chains to make new jewelry and sell them in the market. The gang used to divide the money earned from the stolen goods among them.
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Found 6 chains, earrings, and pistols
According to the DCP, in view of the increasing incidents of chain snatching in the area, police have started patrolling and checking operations. While checking FNG Road, Aditya and Sunny were stopped for allegedly riding a bike, following which the entire gang was nabbed. The police recovered six melted chains, four chain plates, earrings, a pistol and a bicycle from the possession of the four accused. The defendant also admitted that if anyone protested, they would use the pistol to scare him.
