Even as the Mumbai Police woke up to chain snatching incidents this year on the instructions of their former chief Rakesh Maria, only time will tell when they will curb the menace of house break-ins.

Last week a house break-in occurred under mysterious circumstances in a businessman’s bungalow in Goregaon (West), where valuables worth Rs 42 lakh were stolen. His house or the vicinity has no CCTV surveillance or a watchman.