The victim’s cries alerted a patrolling police team nearby and they managed to nab the thief. Senior Police Inspector Surendrakumar Jaiswal from the Kandivali police station said, “He told us that he needed the money for his wife’s delivery. He was a middle-class employed person and his wife wanted to deliver the child at a private hospital.”

On Friday night, the victim, Asha Tambe, who works in a paint company, was on her way back home in Kandivali when she noticed Deepak walking behind her.

“Initially, I felt suspicious as the road was quite deserted and he was keeping pace with me while walking. After some time, he asked me the directions to some address. When I moved closer to check the address he had on a piece of paper he pushed me to the ground and snatched my chain and fled.”

An alarmed Asha started shouting for help and a team of patrolling cops heard her and saw Deepak running away from the spot. He was given a chase and arrested by the police and brought to the police station.