A gang of gold-chain snatchers smashed by Kurukshetra Police

Kurukshetra, December 23 --- As the residents of Kurukshetra were feeling terrorized with a number of gold chain snatching cases recently during day time, the Kurukshetra police today claimed to have smashed a gang of gold chain snatchers with the arrest of its ring leader Ravi alias Chauttu, a resident of Panipat, from Pipli, near here last evening.

According to Superintendent of Police, Simardeep Singh the accused has committed ten gold chain snatchings during the last three months in Kurukshetra and Sonepat, after coming out of jail. Out of this 7 were committed in Kurukshetra district while three were committed in Sonepat.

A stolen splendour motor-cycle, which they used to rid while chain snatchings and gold chains worth 98 thousands of rupees were found in his possession.

During interrogation the accused confessed that he along with his two associates namely Satbir Singh alias Kala r/o Sonepat and Rakesh r/o Panipat had committed these robberies.  

SP disclosed that Ravi had been involved in over three dozen cases of robberies and chain snatching in Haryana and was arrested by crime branch in 2014. He came out of jail in the month of October last, and started committing robberies and chain snatching in association with his friends again. He used to steal motor-cycles for committing crime and the leave it at parking place at far of place.

He was produced before local court that sent him to police custody for one day.