Team Goemkarponn
OLD GOA: Old Goa Police have arrested two youths from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly snatching a gold mangalsutra worth ₹2.20 lakh at Corlim and are investigating their suspected involvement in an attempted chain-snatching case reported in Panaji.
The case was registered on the complaint of Vinanti Gaude (58), a businesswoman from Carambolim, who stated that on June 3, 2026, at around 2.50 pm, two unidentified persons snatched her 22-gram gold mangalsutra near Vinit Residency, Corlim, Tiswadi, and fled on a Vespa scooter.
Acting swiftly, police identified and arrested the accused as Shreyansh Vijay Udashi (20) of Azad Nagar, Ujjain, and Ritik Rajendra Maheshwari (23) of Indira Nagar, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The duo was arrested at 11.22 pm after following all Supreme Court guidelines.
During the course of the investigation, police found similarities with another case registered at Panaji Police Station. In that incident, Usha Panjikar (59) of Khorjuem, Bardez, complained that on June 3, 2026, at around 1.30 pm near a Patanjali store opposite SBI Bank at St. Inez, Panaji, two men riding a red Vespa scooter with a black-and-yellow number plate attempted to snatch her gold mangalsutra valued at ₹4 lakh.
Investigators suspect the same accused may have been involved in both incidents, given the matching vehicle description and modus operandi. Police are now examining possible links between the two cases.
Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Manohar Dhulapkar of Old Goa Police Station and PSI Mahadev Pednekar of Panaji Police Station.
