Bina Patnaik, a resident of
Tilaknagar near Kachiguda, has been relieved of her three-tola mangalasutra by
two motorcycle-borne robbers near the Golnaka bridge while she was walking back
home from work.
A number of women have been robbed of their valuables in a similar
fashion at Malakpet, Amberpet, Saidabad, Nallakunta, Kanchanbagh and other
places in the city.
Cracking such cases is proving to be a big challenge to the police as
first-time offenders are said to be involved in many of the offences.
The Uppal police arrested recently a four-member gang of women allegedly
involved in chain-snatching cases in running buses. The police recovered
jewellery worth Rs 1 lakh from them. In another bust earlier, Saidabad police
arrested two youngsters, Mohammad Jahangir and Meer Mustafa Ali. The duo
revealed that they decided to commit offences as they were in a financial
crisis.
East Zone DCP Mahesh Chandra Laddha told Expresso that some special teams
were constituted with the assistance of Task Force.
“Divisional teams, sub-divisional teams, Task Force and local police
teams have been formed to identify chain-snatchers.’’ He said 756 cases of
chainsnatching were registered at various police stations in East Zone in 2009.
Of those, over 500 were cracked and booty was recovered.
“Most of the youngsters involved in chain-snatching cases are first-time
offenders.
Students who come to Hyderabad for employment opportunities turn
chainsnatchers when they fail to get jobs,” he added.
Some offenders used cutting pliers to remove chains.
In an attempt to apprehend the habitual offenders, police have planned to
deploy plainclothed policewomen as decoys. Areas where chain-snatching occurs
frequently have been identified and surveillance enhanced there.
By MOULI MAREEDU
moulimareedu@gmail.com
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