A delivery agent allegedly on a chain-snatching spree was brought to an abrupt halt when Navi Mumbai Crime Branch officers pulled him off his scooter after he tried to flee during interception. The accused, Kumar Babu Chavan, 24, a delivery agent with an online platform, was arrested by Crime Branch Unit 1 on September 25 at around 6.40 pm for his alleged involvement in chain-snatching cases in Sanpada, Vashi, and Koparkhairane. He is currently being interrogated in custody, said police.

CCTV helps police

According to the police, investigators identified the suspect from his clothing and the grey scooter allegedly used in the offences.