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A special team of 26 police personnel on Monday apprehended a chain snatcher with 30 cases to his name in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.

On the basis of CCTV footage, Naugaon police have arrested a member of the gang from Pune.

In a terrible incident, a chain snatcher took the life of a 10-month-old baby. The incident took place in Ambedkar Nagar of Jangaon district. The chain snatcher who was riding on the bike tried to pull the chain from the neck of the woman who was carrying the baby. The woman tried to save herself from the chain snatcher and the chain fell in her arms. Then the chain snatcher

The accused after losing his job at a private company started working as a dish and antenna repairer but was not able to meet his family's daily needs.

The police said the accused was wearing a cap and white shirt. He got captured in the CCTV footage, which helped the police trace him in three hours.

Through close monitoring of the footage, two suspected persons were identified, said Sumit Thakur, Chief PRO, Western Railway.

A 28-year-old man wanted for over five years in over 20 chain snatching cases was arrested by the Manpada police in Dombivli.

The police had been on the lookout for the accused for the last five years, he said.

The police said the arrested accused are identified as Vikesh Tiwari and Manoj Kumar Thakur are both the residents of Dombivli.

The suspects allegedly fired at the police forcing retaliatory gunfire. One suspect was killed while another was arrested, several weapons were seized.