Nashik police nab chain snatcher after two-hour chase
The victim, a woman (55) from Nandur Link Road in Adgaon, and her husband were standing near Ganesh Market chowk after purchasing vegetables around 12:30pm on Tuesday. Two bike-borne men came near them and the pillion rider, in a flash, snatched her gold chain as the duo fled the scene.
The victim, although shocked at first, immediately contacted Adgaon police, giving officers a description of the bike. Without delay, a mobile team set on a hunt for the suspects.
Soon they spotted the duo and the chase began. To escape, the suspects hastily went into Ambad industrial areas, parked the bike, removed their jackets and helmets and started running.
A chase of 27km and two hours later, the police team of four finally nabbed one of the suspects, a 25-year-old man from Ambivali, Kalyan.
The other accused still managed to flee. However, the team did recover the robbed gold chain.
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