A 24-year-old man allegedly involved in 42 gold chain theft cases was arrested by the Dindoshi Police on Friday while investigating a recent chain snatching case under their jurisdiction.
Two people on a bike snatched a 10 gram gold chain from a passerby on July 19. Dindoshi Police registered a case of robbery after the theft.
Investigators found CCTV footage that had captured the accused near Dindoshi court and later at Powai while investigating the case.
Investigations led to the identification of one of the accused, a resident of Ghatkopar area, Faizalali Shaikh, 24. The police arrested Shaikh later that day.
“The investigating team was able to make a 100 per cent recovery of the property in the case. The police have also learnt that the accused have as many as 42 cases registered against him in police stations including Mumbai and adjoining areas,” said an official.