The Thane Police Crime Branch has arrested two history-sheeters who would allegedly steal hoodwink their victims into handing over their jewellery and decamp with it. According to police officials, the accused have been identified as Anil Shetty, 43, and Ramesh Jaiswal, 47.

“The accused would approach people on the street or in market areas and act as if they knew them. While keeping the conversation going, they would smooth-talk the into handing over their jewellery, slip it in their pockets while keeping the victims distracted and then leave. A recent such case was registered with the Ulhasnagar police, and the Ulhasnagar unit of the Crime Branch started a parallel investigation into the matter,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Shivraj Patil, Thane Crime Branch.