Police arrest member of Irani gang involved in chain-snatching

Margao: Maina-Curtorim police on Tuesday arrested a member of the notorious Irani gang from Pune, who is believed to be involved in a case of chain snatching that occurred within its jurisdiction. Police revealed the name of the one arrested as Rahim Mirza.Police said that investigations into a chain-snatching case that occurred two months ago led the police to the trail of the accused. A police team that went in search of the accused tracked Mirza down to Pune and nabbed him. Mirza was remanded in five-day police custody after being produced before the local court.Mirza is wanted by the Maharashtra police in seven to eight cases of theft, police said. They believe Mirza may be involved in several other cases of theft in Goa too. Sustained interrogation by the police will unearth more details of his involvement in other crimes, police said. In a separate case, Maina Curtorim police arrested one ‘known criminal’, Shabuddin Shaikh, and recovered three two-wheelers from him.