Snatcher makes off with bizman’s phone in Mohali

The victim told the Mohali police that he was about to enter the gate of his office building on Friday afternoon, when a man on a scooter came from the IISER Chowk side and snatched his mobile phone, before speeding off

Snatchers struck again in Mohali, this time taking away the mobile phone of a businessman outside Bestech Business Tower in Sector 66 on Friday.

The bizman immediately alerted the Mohali police who launched a probe after registering a snatching case. (iStock)

The victim, Rahul, runs an IT company in the building, said police.

He told the police that he was about to enter the tower gate around 1 pm, when a man on a scooter came from the IISER Chowk side and snatched his mobile phone, before speeding off.

Rahul immediately alerted the police who launched a probe after registering a case under Sections 379-B (snatching after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of snatching) of the Indian Penal Code at the Phase-11 police station.