Cops identify bag snatchers who robbed PM’s niece Damyanti Ben Modi of ₹56,000 cash, mobiles in Delhi

The police got the clue from the CCTV footage and several teams were deployed to nab the criminals. One of these teams identified them, who were from Delhi, police said.

The Delhi Police claimed to have identified criminals who snatched handbag of a woman Damyanti Ben Modi, who claimed to be the niece of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the Civil Lines area, here on Saturday.

Niece of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Damayanti Modi in New Delhi on Saturday (HT Photo)

Delhi Police spokesperson Assistant Police Commissioner Anil Mittal to IANS, both the criminals, one of them a minor, would be apprehended soon.

The police got the clue from the CCTV footage and several teams were deployed to nab the criminals. One of these teams identified them, who were from Delhi, Mittal said.

IANS has learnt that the suspected criminals have been taken into custody, but the police didn’t disclose this as one of them is a minor.

While talking to the media, the woman claimed to be a relative of the Prime Minister.

While she was getting off from the three-wheeler, two miscreants riding a scooty and snatched away her purse, which contained ₹50,000 in cash, two mobile phones and some documents, she told IANS.

North District Deputy Commissioner of Police Monika Bhardwaj, however, avoided making any comment on the incident.