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Chandigarh: Snatchers target woman, auto driver
In the first case, two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths made off with a 38-year-old woman’s mobile phone while she was out for an evening walk near DPS School in Sector 40, Chandigarh
Snatchers struck twice on Saturday, targeting a woman and an auto-rickshaw driver.
In the first case, two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths made off with a 38-year-old woman’s mobile phone while she was out for an evening walk near DPS School in Sector 40.
The victim, Suman Goyal, a resident of Sector 40-D, stated that the incident occurred at around 7.50 pm when she was speaking to her mother on her mobile phone during her walk.
According to Goyal, two men riding a motorcycle, approached her from behind. The pillion rider, wearing a red jacket, snatched her purple iPhone 14 Pro Max from her hand before fleeing the scene.
Police have registered a case under Sections 304 (2) and 3 (5) of the BNS and initiated an investigation.
In the second case, three unidentified youths allegedly snatched a mobile phone and cash from an auto-rickshaw driver near Sector 56.
The victim, Yogendra Kumar, 24, a resident of Buterla village, Sector 41, is a native of Khagaria district in Bihar.
According to Kumar, when he picked up three passengers near the Mohali Phase-1 barrier, they requested to be dropped near the petrol pump in Sector 56. Upon reaching their destination, the passengers then asked him to stop near a bus stop close to the pump.
As soon as he stopped the auto, the three youths snatched his smartphone and ₹500 stashed in the phone’s cover. The suspects fled the spot immediately, Kumar said. A case under Section 304 (2) of the BNS has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.
