Overview
- Police in Navi Mumbai said Tuesday they arrested three Iranian nationals tied to a spate of chain snatchings across Navi Mumbai and Thane.
- Officers traced the suspects to an Iranian settlement in Ambivli in Kalyan using CCTV reviews and technical surveillance, then set a trap to detain them.
- Investigators recovered about 85 grams of gold jewelry valued at roughly Rs 12.75 lakh, two motorcycles — a Suzuki Access and a Bajaj Pulsar — and a mobile phone.
- The trio confessed to 10 offences, including eight under Rabale Police Station limits and two under Kapurbawdi in Thane, and they remain in custody as the probe continues.
- Police identified the men as Abbas Sallu Jafri, Husaini Faiyaz Sayyed and Jafar Abbas Ashraf Sayyed, described them as habitual offenders with records across multiple states, and signaled that more linked thefts could surface.