Troubled by a spate of chain-snatching incidents in western suburbs, the local DCP came up with this bizarre solution — he has posted a constable at every flyover in his jurisdiction on the Western Express Highway (WEH) to stop the crooks in action. But here’s the punchline — armed with just a lathi, the constables are supposed to stop the chain-snatchers from speeding away on their bikes at 100-120 kmph by standing in the middle of the highway or chasing after them on foot.

Armed with nothing but a lathi, the constables, like this one posted at the Goregaon flyover, are expected to stop crooks from speeding away on their bikes. Pics/Nimesh Dave