Some of the chain-snatchers arrested

The Thane police have taken up cracking down on the increasing incidences of chain-snatching in the city on a war footing. After preparing a list of 20 of the most active ones, all of whom are part of an organised crime syndicate, officers claimed that they have so far arrested nine of them and hunt is on for the rest. From 2014, the Thane police started making extra effort to curb the menace. In 2014, 976 cases were reported in the commissionerate, which came down to 843 in 2015 and 362 in 2016.