India, April 9 -- Pune rural police arrested two members of a gang who were involved in at least five chain-snatching cases across rural parts of the Pune district. The accused, Anil Somnath Gavhane and Anil Narayan Gavhane were arrested from the Danewadi area in Shirur on March 28. In the first week of April, after further investigation, police cracked five cases and recovered valuables worth Rs. 7.16 lakh from the accused.

According to Pune rural police, on 11 March, the victim Indubai Vitthal Pansare (60) from Junnar, who is a farmer, was on her way home from Ganeshkhind Road. At that time, two unidentified individuals on their motorcycle intercepted her and snatched her gold mangalsutra and chain worth Rs.1.80 lakh. Afterwards, the v...