Diwali festivities are over, and the high social and wedding season has arrived. So, pay close attention to cops’ warnings about the nefarious ways in which chain-snatchers are operating.

One may be suddenly accosted by men identifying themselves as police officers who ask you to take off your valuables as there has been a rise in chain-snatching incidents. These men themselves may be criminals. Data shared by the Mumbai police suggest there is a steady rise in impersonation cases here, a report stated. A 75-year-old Khar woman was robbed of her jewellery worth more than Rs 2 lakh by criminals with this modus operandi. First, a bike-borne duo stopped the woman and her husband and asked her a question. They then claimed to be policemen and told her she should not be wearing jewellery as there was an uptick in theft. Just as she removed it and was putting it in her bag, they snatched the bag and fled.