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News1823-01-2026, 20:45

Jeweller Among 3 Arrested for Lajpat Nagar Snatching Spree

  • Three individuals, including a jeweller, have been arrested in connection with multiple snatching incidents in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar.
  • The incidents, involving gold chain snatching by two men on a motorcycle, occurred in December 2025 and January.
  • Police identified the suspects through technical surveillance and local inputs, aided by a motorcycle with a partially broken number plate seen in a clip.
  • Hemesh (25) and Vinay Kumar (24) from Ghaziabad were arrested for the snatchings, while jeweller Ghanshyam (46) was apprehended for receiving stolen gold.
  • Hemesh has a prior murder case in Uttar Pradesh; Vinay and Ghanshyam currently show no prior criminal records.

Why It Matters: Delhi Police arrested three, including a jeweller, for a series of gold chain snatchings in Lajpat Nagar.

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