Nagpur, Sep 21 (PTI) Two chain snatchers were arrested in Nagpur city of Maharashtra and gold ornaments worth Rs 40,000 were recovered from them, police said on Wednesday.

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The action was taken by the personnel of Lakadganj police station, an official said.

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The accused, identified as Sachin Suresh Taklikar and Rupesh Nandkishore Pande (both aged 28), had robbed a 45-year-old woman of her gold chain when she was passing by Parwarpura locality on Sunday morning.

Based on her complaint, the police registered a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 392 (robbery) and 34 (common intention) and launched an investigation.

"The police identified the accused persons on the basis of CCTV footage and arrested them. The gold chain and the two-wheeler used in the crime was recovered by the police," the official said.

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