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MUMBAI: A twist of fate and the pandemic-induced lockdown sent a woman with a promising future spiralling down the world of crime.
Kajal Mhaske, mother to a two-year-old, was caught snatching a commuter’s gold chain at Kurla station on Saturday. After constable Vrushali Mayekar took Mhaske into custody, a search revealed a broken piece of the stolen chain. It was the second time in two days Mhaske had targeted a commuter. When she narrated her story though, even the officials in khaki, who are all too familiar with the underbelly of the city, were left moved.
Mhaske, 27, is the daughter of a civic conservancy staffer. After doing well in class X, she enrolled at a Wadala college in the science stream. But due to her family’s financial condition, she dropped out after the second year of B.Sc.
Police, after the second chain-snatching incident Saturday, deployed personnel in plainclothes to nab the woman. Deep in debt, single mother snatches gold chains at Kurla station after failing to get well-paying job | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
The woman had taken loans to bail out her husband who was jailed on charges of molestation.
Her husband, shortly after being released from the prison in September 2020, died as he was HIV positive.
Despite best efforts, she failed to find a well-paying job in the wake of the pandemic situation.
Mumbai: A 27-year-old single mother of a two-year-old child took to crime to clear off her debts after she failed to get a well-paying job. The woman in question, identified as Kajal Mhaske, snatched two gold chains at Mumbai’s Kural railway station in two days.