{"id":"f-445134d771-a9ac54d5-4f1f-55ee-b424-ff76e2fe5b86","title":"How Mumbai Criminal Used Sunny Deol’s Famous Dialogue ‘Sorry Bol’ To Snatch Chains in Borivali","description":"In Mumbai, a habitual offender used a method inspired by a Bollywood dialogue to execute chain-snatching crimes. Sadik Mohammed Akhtar Khan, known for his previous offenses, would create staged confrontations in crowded areas, demanding apologies while stealthily snatching gold chains. His tactics involved using aggressive behavior to distract victims, making the theft appear seamless.","timestamp":1768223772,"category":"entertainment","headline":"How Mumbai Criminal Used Sunny Deol’s Famous Dialogue ‘Sorry Bol’ To Snatch Chains in Borivali","modifiedHeadline":"Mumbai Thief Used 'Sorry Bol' To Steal Chains","subCategories":["scid_6b4564d5"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"7b48871c-c993-4956-b43d-6f46f8e1b036","bundleTitle":"Today In India","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"380","fcSummary":"Inspired by a bollywood dialogue, a habitual offender in mumbai used staged arguments to distract pedestrians before stealing their gold chains. the accused would bump into people, demand apologies, and snatch jewelry during the chaos. police arrested the suspect, a history-sheeter with over 25 cases.","summary":"Mumbai thief's audacity: Inspired by Sunny Deol, he'd demand \"Sorry Bol\" while snatching chains in Borivali, exploiting crowded chaos.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/news/IN/en/timesnow/f-445134d771-a9ac54d5-4f1f-55ee-b424-ff76e2fe5b86","sourceUrl":"https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/how-mumbai-criminal-used-sunny-deols-famous-dialogue-sorry-bol-to-snatch-chains-in-borivali-article-153434625","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/Jw8fpbf2CQq0.webp","content":"

Mumbai: A Bollywood punchline has leapt off the screen and onto Mumbai’s streets — with crime as the plot twist. Inspired by actor Sunny Deol’s popular

\n\n

“Sorry bol” dialogue from the film Jatt, a habitual offender allegedly turned filmi aggression into a chain-snatching trick, using staged arguments to distract pedestrians before stealing their jewellery, as per a Mid-day report. Police said the accused would deliberately bump into people in crowded areas, trigger a confrontation, aggressively demand an apology, and then quietly snatch gold chains in the chaos before vanishing into the crowd. The unusual modus operandi came to an end after the Kasturba Marg police arrested the suspect, bringing a dramatic halt to what officers describe as a crime spree straight out of a movie script.

\n\n\n

\n
\n

How the ‘Sorry Bol’ Trick Worked

Police explained that the accused would first approach pedestrians randomly on busy streets and position himself close enough to create contact.\n
\nHe would then push the victim and immediately start arguing, repeatedly shouting “sorry bol”, forcing the person to apologise. As the argument escalated, he would block the victim’s path, grab their collar or behave aggressively, ensuring the victim remained focused on the confrontation.\n
\n
\nMoments later — while the victim was distracted, confused or intimidated — he would swiftly yank the gold chain and flee.\n
\n
\n

Accused Identified as History-Sheeter From Bhiwandi

Police identified the accused as Sadik Mohammed Akhtar Khan (36), a resident of Bhiwandi, calling him a known offender with a long criminal record.\n
\nOfficers said Khan intentionally created confrontations to buy himself a few seconds — just enough to remove jewellery unnoticed, as per the report.\n
\n
\n

Borivli Incident: Victim Realised Chain Missing Moments Later

One of the reported cases was filed by a 43-year-old private company employee from Borivli East.\n
\n
\nAccording to his statement, the incident happened on December 13, at around 7.20 pm, when he was walking home from Borivli station. Near SBI Bank at Raidongri, Dattapada, an unknown man suddenly pushed him and accused him of not apologising.\n
\n
\nThe accused allegedly forced him to say “sorry”, blocked his way when he attempted to leave, and grabbed his collar while continuing the argument. After the man finally moved away, the complainant realised his gold chain worth around Rs 90,000 was missing.\n
\n
\nSuspecting theft during the staged altercation, he approached police and lodged a complaint. A case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Section 303(2).\n
\n

\n
\n

CCTV Leads to Arrest From Bhiwandi

Following the complaint, a team from Kasturba Marg police station analysed CCTV footage from the area.\n
\nUnder the guidance of DCP Mahesh Chimate and Senior Inspector Jairaj Ranaware, PSI Dheeraj Waykos and his detection team tracked and arrested Khan from Bhiwandi on January 7, as per the report.\n
\n
\nFurther investigation revealed the accused has more than 25 criminal cases registered against him across Mumbai and Thane, including areas such as:\n
\n

Chembur
Tilaknagar
Vile Parle
Mahatma Phule Nagar
Thane
Bhiwandi

\n
\nPolice said Khan had earlier served an eight-year prison sentence under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Most of his previous offences involve chain-snatching and theft, and investigators suspect he may be linked to similar cases across the city.\n
\n
\nPolice said Khan lives with his family in Bhiwandi, and one of his brothers is reportedly contesting upcoming civic elections as an independent candidate.\n

","readDurationInMinutes":"7","author":{"name":"Timesnow","logo":"https://glance-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/bubble/png/aa2bd83c-7ade-426a-b117-9b2ede01f8a2.jpeg"},"ism":false,"analyticsResponses":[{"measurementId":"G-77TJDBEN7S","type":"GA"},{"measurementId":"26200502","type":"COMSCORE","partnerName":"glance"}],"pointerSummary":["Sadik Khan arrested for using \"Sorry bol\" distraction to snatch chains.","Khan, a history-sheeter, staged arguments, demanding apologies to steal jewellery.","CCTV footage led to arrest in Bhiwandi; Khan has 25+ cases, MCOCA past."],"tags":["MumbaiCrime","ChainSnatching","Bollywood","SunnyDeol","SorryBol","SadikMohammedAkhtarKhan","Borivali","KasturbaMargPolice","Bhiwandi","CrimeNews","MCOCA","Theft","CCTVFootage","Maharashtra","PoliceInvestigation"],"consent":true,"redirectionEnabled":false}

How Mumbai Criminal Used Sunny Deol’s Famous Dialogue ‘Sorry Bol’ To Snatch Chains in Borivali

SUMMARY