Two notorious chain snatchers held in Delhi

The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested two chain snatchers wanted in over 100 cases of snatching. The duo confessed to their crime and revealed that they had also taken a loan from the snatched gold jewellery.

New Delhi:Two chain snatchers, wanted in over 100 cases of jewellery snatching, were arrested by a special team of Delhi Police on Saturday.

Manoj Kumar Misra (28) and Ranjeet Mishra (38) had 109 and 100 cases respectively filed against them.

Acting on a tip-off, a special team of South Delhi district police arrested the criminals.

"One country-made pistol, three live cartridges, one smartphone, and one Bajaj Pulsar bike was recovered from their possession," the police said.

On interrogation, the criminals admitted committing more than fifty cases of chain snatching in various part of Delhi.

They also confessed to have taken a loan using the snatched gold jewellery as a mortgage.

An FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act has been registered against the accused.

Further investigation is underway.