India, July 26 -- A history sheeter from Igatpuri was arrested on Thursday for tricking an elderly woman into giving his gold chain 10 days ago. Police said he is a part of the bol bachchan gang in Mumbai who target senior citizens and cheat them by pretending to be a policeman.

The accused, Munawar alias Anwar Abdul Hamid Shaikh, 50, was arrested from a moving train with the help of Government Railway Police (GRP) officers. He was trying to flee to West Bengal, said a police officer.

Around 11.30am on July 15, Shaikh, posing as a policeman, stopped an elderly woman walking on Teli Gali Cross Road in Andheri East. He engaged in a conversation with her and asked to see her 28-gram gold chain. He distracted the senior citizen and quickly ...