Two thieves held after chase

Two motorcycle-borne mobile phone-lifters were nabbed by three men in Kalina here on Sunday after a chase of almost one kilometre, police said. The incident occurred when the two men on a motorcycle snatched the mobile phone of a pedestrian in afternoon, an official said. The incident was witnessed by three men who were travelling on another motorcycle and they started giving the thieves a chase, he said.

Two motorcycle-borne mobile phone-lifters were nabbed by three men in Kalina here on Sunday after a chase of almost one kilometre, police said. The incident occurred when the two men on a motorcycle snatched the mobile phone of a pedestrian in afternoon, an official said.

The incident was witnessed by three men who were travelling on another motorcycle and they started giving the thieves a chase, he said. The accused Shoaib Asghar Ali (26) and Shaban Umar Maniyar (18) are residents of suburban Ghatkopar, the official said, adding that they have been booked under the charge of robbery.