India, Sept. 21 -- The wife of a senior Japanese consulate officer in the city was targeted by a scooter-borne thief on Tuesday evening who snatched her handbag containing Rs.11,000 cash, identity cards, and documents.

The incident occurred when the fifty-two-year-old wife, a resident of Malabar Hills, along with her husband, were walking towards Horniman Circle in south Mumbai to experience the Indian culture and watch Ganpati processions.

Acting on the victim's complaint, the Mumbai police sprang into action and traced the accused within five hours, based on clues gleaned from the CCTV cameras, and arrested him.

The accused, Mohammad Arbaaz Abdul Sattar Siddiqui, 26, works as a driver and is a resident of Samuel Street, Pydhonie.

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