Bengaluru: Hanumantanagar police officers arrested two members of the ‘chaddi gang,’ who are responsible for several vehicle thefts and chain-snatching cases in the City.
The arrested accused have been identified as Srinivasa (25) of Vinayak Layout and Sunil Kumar (37) of Pantarapalya, Ambedkar Nagar.
13 two-wheelers, including the vehicle used in the crime and 27 gm of the gold chain were seized from the accused.
The chaddi gang uses a similar technique in the majority of chain-snatching crimes.
The chaddi gang uses a similar technique in the majority of chain-snatching crimes. The accused run after snatching off the neck chains of ladies who are alone and walking through a desolate area.
The accused, Sunil Kumar, spent eight years in jail till 2016. Later, he escaped from the prison and continued his old ways before being caught by the police.