Woman held for chain snatching in Latur

Latur, Jun 27 (PTI) Police in Maharashtra's Latur district have arrested a 50-year-old woman allegedly involved in chain snatching and seized gold worth Rs 1.58 lakh from her, an official said on Friday.

The local crime branch apprehended the woman involved in two cases of theft, he said.

Acting on a tip-off, the police nabbed Seema Vinayak Maske in the Garud Chowk area while she was allegedly attempting to sell stolen gold on June 24, the official said.

Maske allegedly targeted women boarding or alighting from buses, he said, adding that stolen jewellery worth Rs 1.58 lakh was recovered from her. PTI COR ARU