City police nab two notorious snatchers

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 17

With the arrest of two notorious snatchers, both proclaimed offenders, the crime branch of the Chandigarh Police claims to have solved five cases of snatching and seven cases of vehicle theft.

A team led by Inspector Amanjot Singh, in-charge of the crime branch, arrested Shane Alam, alias Ashlam (31), and Dalip Kumar (24), from an area falling under the jurisdiction of the Sector 49 police station.

The police said both were notorious criminals and had came in contact with each other in jail. After getting released on bail, the accused started committing snatchings. They used to steal two-wheelers and then use these for targeting people.

The police have recovered five gold chains, a gold locket and 11 two-wheelers, of which seven were stolen from Chandigarh. “Of the 11 two-wheelers, four were stolen from Panchkula and Mohali,” said a police official.

Criminal past 

Both accused have a criminal past. Shane Alam has been involved in chain snatchings and vehicle thefts since 2005. In the past, he has been arrested in 48 cases by the Chandigarh Police, in 12 cases by the Panchkula police and in nine cases by the Mohali police. Similarly, Dalip Kumar also has several cases registered against him in Chandigarh and two each in Panchkula and Mohali.

Most-wanted snatcher 

Shane Alam, a former accomplice of notorious snatcher Vicky, figures on the list prepared by the Chandigarh Police of most-wanted snatchers in the city.