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Police recovered gold worth 3.5 lakh from the accused. "We kept track of them after SN Puram and Machavaram police received complaints in a row," Rajakumari said. Recently, they robbed three women at Indira Colony on July 29 and again on September 2 at Lakshmi Nagar and Shirdi Sai Nagar. VIJAYAWADA: Central Crime Station (CCS) police arrested a chain-snatcher who was suspiciously loitering at Rajagopalachari street under Governorpet police limits in Vijayawada on Thursday.The accused was identified as Sheikh Samdani (20) of Narasaraopet town.Police said Samdani was part of a two-member gang notorious for chain-snatching. "We are investigating for leads to nab the second person in the racket," DCP Rajakumari said.Samdani and his friend were enrolled in an ITI course and later dropped out and ventured into chain-snatching to earn easy money.Rajakumari said the accused targeted women in isolated areas..