Chain-snatching incidents are no longer limited to the roads. Days after Police Commissioner Satish Mathur and Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Kumar decided to dissolve the anti-chain snatching squad of Pune Crime Branch (‘Commissioner dissolves anti-chain snatching squad’, mid-day, April 10) due to their failure to curb such crimes, chain-snatchers are now daring to enter the homes of their targets.

One such victim was 80-year-old Vijaya Vasant Shirwalkar who was targeted by two unidentified thieves on Sunday evening.