Nagpur: Unhappy with salary, man becomes a chain snatcher buys car and flat from the money

Discontentment with salary pushed a young man from Nagpur into the world of crime. The police recently arrested him for his alleged involvement in as many as 56 cases of chain snatching in Nashik.

The accused has been identified as 27-year-old engineer Umesh Patil, a son of a security guard.

He finished his engineering in 2015 and then began working with a contractor. However, he was not happy with his salary and decided to snatch chains to turn his fortunes.

In at least 20 chain-snatching cases, one Tushar Dhikle partnered Patil. In November 2020, the two ended their association. After this, 36 chains were single-handedly snatched by Patil.

He was caught by cops on October 21 who followed him while he was out searching for prey, according to a report by The Times of India.

Cash worth Rs 2.5 lakh and 27 gold chains were found at the house of the accused. It is possible that he was waiting for the gold rates to go up before selling off these chains.

The TOI report further stated that the accused purchased a flat worth Rs 48 lakh and a four-wheeler using the money got by selling chains. His overall bank balance was Rs 20 lakh. Furthermore, he used splurge money on his girlfriend.