Notorious chain snatcher Abbas Irani alias Abbas Khan may have got the chance to have a big, fat wedding, but the police are determined to cut his honeymoon short. Following mid-day's January 10 report 'Are cops waiting for invitation to arrest notorious criminal?', the Thane police formed a special team to arrest Irani. Alas, the team returned empty-handed on Thursday, because they reached Irani's Ambivli home an hour after he'd fled with his wife Fatima.

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A resident of Irani's locality confirmed Irani had fled with his wife. Another resident, who'd also attended the wedding, said, "We attended his wedding on January 8. He was here till Wednesday night. I don't know what happened, but when police reached his house after 10 am, he was not there. We don't know where he has gone." The fugitive is wanted in two separate cases under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).