Updated On: 29 January, 2014 07:16 AM IST | | Vinay Dalvi
<p>Fed up of waiting for the cameras to be installed, two local associations fund the equipment themselves; Matunga (East) has recorded the highest number of chain snatching and robbery cases in Mumbai</p>

Residents of Matunga are doing all they can to protect their valuables. Frustrated with the never-ending wait for the installation of CCTV cameras, residents joined hands and got the equipment installed themselves, in order to put an end to the increasing chain snatching and robberies in the area. As per police records, Matunga (East) has been rated as the most sensitive area, with the highest number of recorded robberies.

The system was inaugurated on Republic Day by DCP Dattatray Karale. Seen with him are Vinay Gathani and Prashant Gajjar, office bearers of Matunga Youngsters Club