I have lived in Chedda Nagar for almost 10 years between 1980 to 1990. Though quite young, i can still remember most of the good and bad times that I had then. From my distinctly Weak memory, I can still remember Chedda Nagr being in news for its frequent chain snatching incidents then.
The modus operandi would simply be… spot an aunty or paati, walking by herself … just ride past her on a motorbike… void her off her mangalsutra or anything golden for that matter … not much seems to have changed. Oh yeah! And I quite distinctly remember an incident once when the frustrated thieves turned around threw their priced earning back at the victim, when they found they had only risked snatching a piece of imitation jewelery…
Read full story in Chembur Ghatkopar Plus by Vibha Singh posted on Saturday, April 25, 2009 Chain snatching cases on rise
“No clues.” That’s the answer the police officials investigating chain snatching and jewellery thefts cases in Chembur and Tilak Nagar police station give to the victims.
Surendra Menon is angry with the police for not helping him when he went to register a complaint
There have been nearly 24 cases in the past four months in the area where residents have been robbed of their gold jewellery. A rise in chain-snatching and gold jewellery theft in the area, particularly in Chedda Nagar and areas around Diamond Garden over the last three months, is putting the police’s skill to test.
Solving such cases is proving to be a big challenge for them as first-time offenders are said to be involved in many of the incidents. Says a senior police officer from Chembur, “The modus operandi is different in the different cases. However, in all the cases it is the gold jewellery and senior citizens who are being targeted.”…
