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Small-Time Actor Arrested for Chain Snatching in Mumbai Amid Financial Distress
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News18•21-09-2026, 20:30
Small-Time Actor Arrested for Chain Snatching in Mumbai Amid Financial Distress
- •Ashish Attarchand Sharma, a small-time actor, was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman in Santacruz.
- •Sharma, who has appeared in Bhojpuri films, resorted to theft due to severe financial difficulties.
- •The incident occurred on Sunday inside the complainant's mother's residence in a congested chawl locality.
- •Police identified Sharma by scanning CCTV footage from surrounding lanes and circulating his photo among local intelligence sources, despite no direct CCTV coverage at the crime scene.
- •The stolen gold chain has been recovered from the accused, and further investigation is ongoing.
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A small-time actor named Ashish Attarchand Sharma was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman inside her residence in the Santacruz area. According to police, he committed the crime due to ongoing financial distress.
Since the crime scene lacked CCTV coverage or eyewitnesses, police relied on a physical description provided by the complainant to scan surrounding CCTV footage and spot a suspicious suspect in disguise. After circulating a frame grab to local informants, officers received precise tips and raided Shyam Sundar Chawl to arrest Sharma.
The accused, Ashish Attarchand Sharma, has previously performed small roles in a couple of Bhojpuri films.
