Chain snatchers are back with a vengeance. In the last 48 hours, cops say, there have been five cases of chain snatching been reported. Authorities told MiD DAY that Sahakar Nagar area alone had reported three cases of snatching between 6.15 and 6.45 pm on Tuesday.

The first was at Rakshalekha society when Uma Subhash Saudalgekar, a 63-year-old woman was robbed at Chavan Nagar on Pune-Satara road. The second victim of chain snatching was Aparna Apte and the third was Anuradha Talikoti at Shriram Sahnivas society. Another incident occurred on Prabhat Road when 64-year-old Sushila Vinayak Jadhav was robbed of her chain while returning home after purchasing grocery items on Wednesday evening.