12 July,2016 08:10 AM IST | | Santosh Wagh
Hours after they attacked a woman in Ghatkopar and snatched her chain, cops managed to track them down because of their unusual hairstyles — popularly known as emo and umbrella cuts
These two youths give a whole new meaning to having a bad hair day. Hours after they attacked a woman in Ghatkopar and snatched her chain, the police managed to track them down because of their unusual hairstyles - popularly known as the emo and umbrella cuts.
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Chain-snatchers Sohail (left) and Shamsher were caught because of their unusual hairstyles - popularly known as the umbrella and emo cuts
The victim is a 38-year-old resident of Jogeshwari who had come to visit her parents in Ghatkopar West. On Saturday morning, at 9:30 am, she was on her way to the public washroom when the accused - identified as Shamsher Mohammad Ansari alias Gunga (21) and Sohail Feroz Shaikh (19) - spotted her.
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They were loitering in the vicinity, looking for a target. When the victim neared the washroom, Sohail snatched her gold mangalsutra (weighing around a tola) and handed it to Shamsher, before both fled the scene. The victim raised an alarm but the duo managed to escape.
When the Ghatkopar police began to investigate the case, the woman described the crooks to the cops and mentioned their hair.
She told the cops that both had unique hairstyles and even specified that one of them looked like he had an umbrella on his head. With this one clue, the cops went about Ashok Nagar and questioned the locals, even visiting local barbers for clues. Soon enough, the police learnt that the culprits resided in that very area, and within hours of the incident the boys were caught.
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Shamsher, the one with the emo cut, was nabbed first, and Sohail (umbrella cut) was next. The cops arrested the duo and placed them in police custody.
Cop speak
Senior Police Inspector Venkat Patil, of Ghatkopar police station, said, "The victim described the appearance of the accused and Assistant Police Inspector Yogesh Thakur investigated the matter. With the description of the duo, Shamsher was picked up first. He confessed to the crime and also gave the whereabouts of Sohail."
The cops also recovered the mangalsutra from the accused. API Yogesh Thakur said, "When we detained the duo, at first they told us that they had thrown the chain away, but when we searched Shamsher's house, we found it there."
