In a major breakthrough, Jamshedpur police on Saturday nabbed two criminals who used to snatch mobile phones from women and sell them via an online commercial platform.

The duo, identified as Mohammed Amman (30) and Mohammed Javed (22), are both residents of Old Purulia Road under the Kapali thana out-post area of adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district.

Talking about the breakthrough, additional superintendent of police (city), Kumar Gaurav said that the arrest of the two notorious criminals was made following a mobile-snatching incident which took place under Sakchi thana area on February 7.

"On the evening of February 7, a young woman named Annu Singh who is a resident of Sankosai along the Dimna Road in Mango fell victim to two bike-borne criminals. While the victim was walking down the road towards her house, the duo snatched her mobile phone near the Life Line Nursing Home. Soon after the crime was committed, the victim had along with her husband Dhanjeet Singh lodged an FIR with the Sakchi thana, leading the police to set up a special team to apprehended the two criminals, " said Kumar while talking to the reporters at a press conference on Saturday afternoon.

Kumar said the police put the snatched mobile phone's IMEI number on surveillance and finally traced a man who was possessing the stolen phone.

"On being interrogated, the man pointed out that he had bought the phone through OLX, an online commercial platform. Having received a clue from the man, the special police team on Saturday identified the criminals involved," the additional SP said.

According to Kumar, the primary target of the criminals were girls and women and they committed the crime in Golmuri and Mango localities too.

The senior police officer informed that the duo had also snatched two mobile phones from Golmuri and Mango areas on February 23 and February 27 respectively.

The duo were sent to Ghaghidih Central Jail after their production before a judicial magistrate in the evening.