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Rajasthan: Gang rode bikes in ‘Dhoom’ style to snatch gold chains | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: They worked as a gang from the Hindi blockbuster ‘Dhoom,’ cruising around highways, zipping in and out of cities to snatch gold chains and staying at comfortable hotels before scheming another heist.
The five accused arrested by Udaipur police on Tuesday snatched chains across several cities of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. In Rajasthan, they travelled from Bhilwara to Ajmer, Udaipur, Jaipur, and in Madhya Pradesh, they robbed chains from women in Ujjain.
Udaipur SP Rajeev Pachar said the accused had been involved in about 100 chain snatchings, of which 27 were in Udaipur alone.
The accused, identified as Lokeshpuri Goswami (23), Prem (22), Vinod Soni (24), Deepak (20) and Mohit alias Lucky (22), are residents of Bhilwara district.
“The accused had ventured into the world of crime when they were still minors. They sold their chains to Vinod Soni,” Pachar said, adding that Lokesh is the kingpin of the gang.
Rajasthan police said that the five accused formed one of the most notorious chain snatching gangs of the state.
“They travelled from Bhilwara and quickly fled after snatching gold chains from women,” Pachar told TOI, adding that the gang travelled to faraway places to steal.
The police said that the accused had perfected the art of stealing chains and quickly vanished from the crime scene. The Udaipur police said it had become an arduous task to track them down.
“We examined over 300 CCTVs and quizzed several people including those lodged in jails to get some information about the gang,” Pachar said, adding that 10 teams of Udaipur police tracked down the hotels in which the accused stayed. Police retrieved information from hotels and began searching for the accused.
The accused had kept their criminal activities under tight wraps, so much so that even their family members never got a whiff.
Police said the accused especially targeted women heading for morning and evening walks. “All the accused started stealing chains when they were minors. We are trying to find the number of chain snatchings they have done so far. They also travelled very widely, going as far as Ujjain in MP to snatch chains,” he said.
The five accused arrested by Udaipur police on Tuesday snatched chains across several cities of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. In Rajasthan, they travelled from Bhilwara to Ajmer, Udaipur, Jaipur, and in Madhya Pradesh, they robbed chains from women in Ujjain.
Udaipur SP Rajeev Pachar said the accused had been involved in about 100 chain snatchings, of which 27 were in Udaipur alone.
The accused, identified as Lokeshpuri Goswami (23), Prem (22), Vinod Soni (24), Deepak (20) and Mohit alias Lucky (22), are residents of Bhilwara district.
“The accused had ventured into the world of crime when they were still minors. They sold their chains to Vinod Soni,” Pachar said, adding that Lokesh is the kingpin of the gang.
Rajasthan police said that the five accused formed one of the most notorious chain snatching gangs of the state.
“They travelled from Bhilwara and quickly fled after snatching gold chains from women,” Pachar told TOI, adding that the gang travelled to faraway places to steal.
The police said that the accused had perfected the art of stealing chains and quickly vanished from the crime scene. The Udaipur police said it had become an arduous task to track them down.
“We examined over 300 CCTVs and quizzed several people including those lodged in jails to get some information about the gang,” Pachar said, adding that 10 teams of Udaipur police tracked down the hotels in which the accused stayed. Police retrieved information from hotels and began searching for the accused.
The accused had kept their criminal activities under tight wraps, so much so that even their family members never got a whiff.
Police said the accused especially targeted women heading for morning and evening walks. “All the accused started stealing chains when they were minors. We are trying to find the number of chain snatchings they have done so far. They also travelled very widely, going as far as Ujjain in MP to snatch chains,” he said.
