Overview

• Achyuta Kumar Gani was arrested on June 23 in Hosakerehalli after police tracked a June 16 chain-snatching incident via CCTV and intelligence.
• Officials recovered 541 grams of stolen gold jewellery valued at about ₹52.9 lakh and seized the two-wheeler used in the crimes during coordinated searches.
• Police attribute over 160 chain-snatching and related thefts to Gani, noting he often targeted senior citizens by feigning a request for directions.
• His detention has led to the resolution of at least 11 separate chain-snatching and burglary cases across Bengaluru.
• Investigators point to Gani’s history of securing bail and quickly returning to crime as justification for applying tougher habitual offender laws.