The Dindoshi Police on Tuesday night arrested a 23-year-old from Mira Road for allegedly escaping with a gold chain and mobile phone after stealing it from a 38-year-old on a morning walk in Gokuldham area of Goregaon East on July 1.

Bala Bheemrao Gaikwad, a resident of Shivaji Nagar was on a walk around 4 am near Gokuldham on July 1 when the alleged crime took place. The accused, on his FZ bike, stopped the victim and requested him for his mobile phone for "an urgent call" to his mother. "After using the phone, the accused fled with it and also snatched a gold chain the victim was wearing. Gaikwad chased him for a while but couldn't catch up," a police official said.