Western Railway’s (WR) Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel are always at the forefront to protect and secure the lives of passengers. In yet another instance of keen surveillance, WR’s RPF team caught a gold chain snatcher from Goregaon station with the help of CCTV surveillance.
According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, a case of chain snatching occurred at Goregaon station on March 2, 2022, wherein gold chain of a lady passenger was snatched.
A special team was formed by RPF Malad, consisting of ASI Jitendra Sharma and Constable Rajendra Prasad, to detect the case. The team made subtle observation of CCTV footages of various stations between Bandra and Virar stations. Continuous surveillance was done and the black spots and probable movement pattern of the suspects were analyzed in the area. Through close monitoring of the footage, two suspected persons were identified.
The above team set into action and apprehended one of the suspects from Goregaon station on March 6, 2022. He disclosed his name as Omkar Kadamb and admitted committing the offence of chain snatching along with his other accomplice, Vishal Yadav. Upon further investigation, the identity of the person who bought the stolen chain was also revealed as Ganesh Singh. This person was also apprehended from Goregaon and he admitted to purchase gold chain for INR 9,000. Both the accused were handed over to GRP - Borivali for further inquiry and legal action and case has been registered vide CR-203/2022 U/S 392 IPC.
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