KBDAV Sector 7 teacher’s bag snatched in Chandigarh’s Sector 19

Dimpy Verma, 32, a resident of Dera Bassi in Mohali was walking from school with a friend at 3.30 pm when the scooter rider snatched her bag and sped away

A 32-year-old teacher with KBDAV Senior Secondary Public School in Sector 7 lost her bag to a snatcher riding an Activa scooter near the Brahmrishi Yoga Training College in Sector 19 on Saturday, police have said.

Chandigarh police registered a case under Section 379-A (snatching) and Section 356 (Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person) of the Indian Penal Code at the Sector 19 police station on Saturday after a woman reported that her purse was snatched. (HT Photo)

The bag contained her mobile phone, Rs 300 in cash and her documents.

Dimpy Verma, 32, a resident of Dera Bassi in Mohali was walking from school with a friend at 3.30 pm when the scooter rider snatched her bag and sped away.

Police have registered a case under Section 379-A (snatching) and Section 356 (Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person) of the Indian Penal Code at the Sector 19 police station. The snatcher is yet to be traced.