The police have arrested a 42-year-old autorickshaw driver for allegedly snatching a gold chain from a woman when she was going for a walk at Vile Parle, a police officer said on Sunday. He was arrested by the sleuths of the crime branch unit-8 on Friday for the incident that occurred on October 3, he said. The accused, identified as Dilip Kumar Sav, was nabbed from his Khar residence. One more person, who assisted him in the crime, is yet to be held, the officer said.

“While Sav drove the rickshaw close to the woman, his partner, who was sitting behind, got off and snatched her gold chain, following which they immediately fled from the spot,” he added. After the woman lodged a complaint, the police scanned CCTV footage available in the area, which led to the Sav’s arrest. Police suspect that the accused had committed similar crimes in the past.