Overview
- Thane Crime Branch Unit‑1 arrested two suspects on December 18 after laying a trap prompted by a December 4 robbery of a 65‑year‑old woman in Rabodi who was injured in the attack.
- Investigators recovered 118 grams of gold valued at about ₹14.16 lakh and the Jupiter scooter allegedly used in the crimes, with total seized property estimated at ₹14.76 lakh.
- Police state the duo is linked to seven chain‑snatching incidents spanning the Thane and Navi Mumbai commissionerates.
- The accused were identified as Wasim Shaikh, 31, and Yasin Khamre, 22, both residents of Mumbra, according to police reports.
- Officials noted prior chain‑snatching FIRs against each suspect at Andheri and Vartaknagar stations, and said the operation was led by DCP (Crime) Amarsingh Jadhav with ACP Shekhar Bagde.