LUCKNOW, Sept. 24 -- An egg roll vendor, a delivery boy, a property dealer and a student, who doubled up as chain snatchers in southern Lucknow, have been arrested, police said on Wednesday.

"It brought relief to residents who witnessed multiple such incidents in their area," said DCP South Nipun Agrawal.

According to the police, the arrests were made near Utretia railway station under Sushant Golf City police station limits on Tuesday. "The accused were identified as Waseer Ali (19), Sumit Singh (20), Armaan (20) and Sudhir Kumar (24)," read a police statement.

"The gang used two-wheelers with tampered number plates to target lone women, snatching gold chains before fleeing through narrow lanes," added the DCP.

"The gang has been lin...