While crowded locations are the hunting grounds for pickpockets, the 20 lakh people that marched from Mahim to Shivaji Park yesterday were open season for chain snatchers and petty thieves alike, with more than 20 cases of theft being registered.u00a0During the funeral procession, Mahim police succeeded in arresting five such pickpockets on the spot, while another 15 complaints were reported to the police station. The adjoining Shivaji Park police registered a further five cases at their police station.u00a0

Pick and choose: Pickpockets strike taking advantage of the crowd. Mahim police arrested five such pickpockets on the spot, while another 15 complaints were reported to the police station. Pic/Shadab Khanu00a0