Gang loots man and walks away, victim gives chase, gets them nabbed

The gang spots the victim walking alone and snatch his wallet and cell phone. Illustrations/Ravi Jadhav

Seven members of a gang of dacoits landed in police custody when a victim chased them from Kurla till Chembur after their attempt to loot him. The gang includes juveniles aged between 16 and 17 years.

As the thieves walked away, the victim trailed them all the way from Kurla to Chembur

According to the Nehru Nagar police, the gang used to operate on foot. They neither owned any vehicle nor used public transport. Even after looting victims, they would walk to their destinations to divide the booty.

The victim spotted a patrol car and alerted the cops

Operations on foot
"As part of their modus operandi, they would not use any kind of transportation. On Tuesday, a victim chased them from Kurla to Chembur, where he spotted two cops patrolling in the area. On being alerted, the officers nabbed two of the gang's members and handed them over to Nehru Nagar police," a police officer said.

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Cops sprang into action and nabbed the accused

Alert victim
The victim, Datta Bhanudas Karade, 28, a native of Beed, resides in Jari Mari, Kurla. He had gone to Satara for some work and returned to the city on Tuesday around 5 am.

While he was walking home, the gang members stopped him near the station and robbed him of his cash and cell phone. They even snatched his bag and checked it in front of him. When they couldn't find anything, they dumped it on the road and left the place.

Karade then quietly followed them and on reaching Chembur Naka, he found two cops patrolling on the road. He informed the officers about the incident, who then chased the gang and managed to catch hold of two of the crooks, while the remaining five fled the spot.

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The duo was then taken to Nehru Nagar police station where they revealed the identity and addresses of the other five. The police immediately swung into action and arrested the others from Chembur and Vashi.

Sent to remand home
"We suspect the gang to be involved in other cases as well. The arrested accused are minors and hence they have been sent to a remand home. We have also arrested one of their associates, who is an adult. He is being interrogated to find out about the previous cases in which the gang was involved," said Pramod Khoparde, senior police inspector of Nehru Nagar police station.