Malakpet police nab chain snatchers, recover Rs 11 lakh

The Malakpet police arrested two chain snatchers and seized property worth Rs 11 lakh on Thursday, August 8, alongside the Commissioner’s Task Force (South-East) Zone.

The accused were identified as Mohammed Mahmood Shareef, 29, a mechanic and resident of Kurmaguda Madannapet, and Abdul Gaffar, 37, an Ola driver and resident of Santoshnagar. The accused were involved in seven cases of chain snatching, with cases registered



against them under Vanasthalipuram, Malakpet, Langerhouz, Saroornagar, and LB Nagar.

Shareef and Gaffar are friends. In 2014, Shareef committed 10 chain snatchings under Saidabad police limits and was arrested for the same. In 2015, Shareef was arrested under the PD Act. After being released from jail, Shareef began working as a mechanic. Due to insufficient income, the accused planned to snatch chains and informed Gaffar about it.