more-inA taxi driver, a mechanic and a plumber — unhappy with their earnings — allegedly saw online videos of petty crime to learn how to snatch chains effectively. He then practised with his friend Afzal Shariff, 34, who works as a plumber, and his brother-in-law Abdul Shafakhath, 22, car mechanic. He purchased a used motorcycle, changed the registration number plate, and used it to target elderly women. With the money the got from selling stolen gold chains, Pasha began constructing a house, while Shariff paid an advance for a residential plot in Ramanagaram, and Shafakhath purchased two used cars. Their luck, however, ran out when the police, through local intelligence, identified the men and brought them in for questioning.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2018 19:46 UTC