Robbery, Dacoity & Chain Snatching — At a Glance

Weekly Crime Report No. 01/2020
Period: 29/12/2019 to 04/01/2020

1) Crime Trend (TREND)

This weekly crime report is based on information received from units up to 10/01/2020, 17:00 hrs.
Across Maharashtra, a total of 03 dacoities and 145 robberies were registered during the current week.
Of the 145 robberies, 28 cases (19%) were chain snatching.
In the previous week, 06 dacoities and 154 robberies were registered.

2) State-wide Trend & Analysis

2.A) Analysis by Time of Occurrence

2.A.i) Current Week

2.A.ii) Last 4 Weeks — Time Analysis

A combined review of dacoity and robbery over the last 4 weeks shows:

• Most dacoities occurred between 20:00 and 24:00.

• Most robberies occurred between 20:00 and 24:00.

• Combined total of dacoity + robbery is highest between 20:00 and 24:00.

2.B) Analysis by Day of Week

2.B.i) Current Week

2.B.ii) Last 4 Weeks — Day Analysis

Observation (last 4 weeks):

• Dacoity peaked on Wednesdays.

• Robbery peaked on Fridays.

• Combined total (dacoity + robbery) is highest on Fridays.

2.C) Analysis by Place of Occurrence (Current Week)

2.C.i) Analysis by Modus Operandi (Current Week)

3) District-wise Information — Dacoity (Current week / Last four weeks)

• Of the 03 registered dacoity cases, 03 have been detected.

• None were of a technical nature.

• 18 accused have been arrested in dacoity cases.

4) District-wise Information — Robbery (Current week / Last four weeks)

• Of the 145 registered robbery cases, 44 have been detected, including 01 technical case.

• 37 accused have been arrested in robbery cases.

5) Weekly Special (Comparison: Previous vs Current Week)

• Dacoity: decreased by 3 — from 06 (week ending 28/12/2019) to 03 (current week).

• Robbery: decreased by 9 — from 154 to 145.

• Chain snatching (robbery subtype): decreased by 1 — from 29 to 28.

5.A) Dacoity & Robbery Committed by Brandishing Knives — 13 cases

5.B) Dacoity/Robbery with Use of Firearm — 1 case

Note: In the current year, 26 dacoities and 43 robberies involving use of firearms have been registered.

5.C) Dacoity/Robbery Involving Abduction Along with Property — Nil

Note: In the current year, 3 dacoities and 7 robberies involving abduction have been registered.

5.D) Chain Snatching (on foot, on motorcycle; snatching women’s necklaces) — Current Week / Last Four Weeks

Current week — highest counts by unit:

• Mumbai Railway: 06

• Mumbai City: 03

• Nashik City: 03

• Navi Mumbai: 03

• Pune Rural: 03

• Palghar: 02

• Ahmednagar: 02

• Pune City: 01

• Aurangabad City: 01

• Thane Rural: 01

• Aurangabad Railway: 01

• Satara: 01

• Nashik Rural: 01

Advisory: All unit heads should note the above crime trend and take necessary precautions to prevent such offences within their jurisdictions.

6) At a Glance — Unit with the Most Dacoity/Robbery This Week

Mumbai Railway

• Dacoity: 01 case (detected). Method: threats/force.

• Robbery: 40 cases, of which 19 detected.

  • Modus operandi (of 40 robberies):

    • Other snatching by force: 17 cases (42%)

    • Threats/force (intimidation): 16 cases

    • Chain snatching: 6 cases

    • With firearm: 1 case

  • Time distribution (of 40 robberies):

    • 20:00–21:00: 8 cases (20%)

    • 15:00–16:00: 5 cases

    • 13:00–14:00: 3 cases

    • 01:00–02:00, 03:00–04:00, 05:00–06:00, 08:00–09:00, 10:00–11:00, 17:00–18:00, 23:00–00:00: 2 cases each

    • 02:00–03:00, 06:00–07:00, 07:00–08:00, 09:00–10:00, 11:00–12:00, 12:00–13:00, 14:00–15:00, 18:00–19:00, 19:00–20:00, 22:00–23:00: 1 case each

  • Place of occurrence: All 40 (100%) occurred on the Railway.

  • Police Station-wise (of 40 robberies):

    • Wadala Railway 10, Thane Railway 7, Dadar Railway 4, Andheri Railway 3, Panvel Railway 3, Bandra Railway 2, Borivali Railway 2, Churchgate Railway 2, Kurla Railway 2, Vasai Road Railway 2, CSMT Railway 1, Karjat Railway 1, Vasai Railway 1.

7) Snapshot — Serious Crimes (Occurred This Week)

(i) Robbery with intentional hurt and murder — Pune Rural

• Date/Time: 02/01/2020 between 11:30 and 13:30 hrs

• Location: Dwarkamai Society, Building No. A-2, Flat No. 1, Kailas Nagar Road, Lonavala, Tal. Maval, Dist. Pune

• Victim: Smt. Resham Purushottam Bansal (Agarwal), age 70, alone at home

• Accused:

  1. Ashokkumar Dalaram Parmar, age 20, R/o Mitaoopalla, Dist. Jalore, Rajasthan

  2. Pintu Taraji Parmar, age 19, R/o Mitaoopalla, Dist. Jalore, Rajasthan

• Brief facts: Accused entered from the rear sliding glass door, committed robbery, intentionally caused injuries, murdered the victim, and stole approx. ₹2,82,000 cash and gold ornaments.

• FIR: Lonavala City PS (Pune Rural) Cr. No. 04/2020, IPC 302, 394.

• IO: PI B. R. Patil, 9146084040.

(ii) Robbery with murder by strangulation using a handkerchief — Hingoli

• Date/Time: 04/01/2020, 17:00 hrs

• Location: Mouje Talni Shivar, Shankar Prabhu Korde’s field (12 km), Dist. Hingoli

• Victim: Smt. Mathurabai Pandurang Korde, age 65, R/o Talni, Tal. Sengaon, Dist. Hingoli (had gone to graze two goat kids)

• Brief facts: An unknown accused strangled the victim with the edge of a handkerchief, murdered her, and forcibly took away gold/silver ornaments worth ₹82,200.

• FIR: Narsi PS (Hingoli) Cr. No. 02/2020, IPC 302, 394.

• IO: API Khandare.

8) Property Lost vs Recovered

8.A) Value (₹)

8.B) CID suggestions on likely accused in serious cases

(Where property lost exceeds ₹1 lakh; detection status as of report time)