Two brothers, natives of Jalandhar, held

Chandigarh, November 16

Two brothers, natives of Jalandhar, have been arrested by the crime branch of the UT police for snatchings in Chandigarh. Several cases have reportedly been solved with their arrest.

Those arrested have been identified as Naman and Shubham. The duo was active in the city for the past few months. Though police officials refused to divulge any information about the recovery made from the duo, sources said gold chains had been recovered from the accused. 

The sources said snatching cases reported from areas under the Sector 34 and Sector 19 police stations had been solved. A stolen motorcycle was used in the snatching incidents, which has been recovered by the police. 

The duo was staying as paying guests in Sector 20. The police had gathered the footage of CCTV cameras installed near the places where snatching incidents were reported, which led to the arrest of the accused. 

The sources said one of the miscreants used to wait on a motorcycle while the other used to walk up to the victim and snatch her gold chain. 

This year, 200 snatching incidents have already been reported from the city. A majority of the incidents have been reported from southern sectors. — TNS

Gold chains recovered

Though police officials refused to divulge any information about the recovery made from the duo, sources said gold chains had been recovered from the accused.