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Mohali: Juvenile among four nabbed for snatching, vehicle theft

The two-wheelers were recovered from the accused identified as Yogesh Kohli, a Nabha native currently residing in Madanpura village, Mohali; Sukhwinder Singh alias Lucky of Fatehgarh Sahib, currently residing in a PG in Balongi, and Dhanvir alias Aniket, a Sangrur native currently residing in Balongi

Mohali police have recovered five two-wheelers, a mobile phone and a knife from the accused. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 27, 2025 09:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Mohali: 2 snatchers sustain injuries while trying to flee police custody

The duo was taken to the local civil hospital for treatment before being presented in court on Tuesday, where they were remanded to two days of police custody

The accused in police custody on Tuesday. (Sant Arora/HT)

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Published on Feb 26, 2025 10:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Alert onlookers nab two snatchers in Mohali’s Gharuan

Police arrived at the scene and arrested the accused, identified as Ali Khan and Gagandeep Singh, both residents of Morinda

The victim, Vansh Kumar, who studies at a private university in Gharuan, told police that he lived at a paying guest accommodation near the campus. He was out for dinner on Friday when the snatchers tried to swipe his mobile phone. (Getty Images)

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Published on Feb 09, 2025 10:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Pedestrian, biker fall prey to snatchers in Zirakpur, Dhakoli

In another case, Dhakoli police booked six unidentified men for snatching a bike and mobile phone of a food delivery company employee near DPS Chowk around 1.02 am

Snatchers are having a fearless run in Zirakpur and its vicinity in late hours even when the Mohali police have deployed permanent PCRs for night patrolling. (iStock)

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Published on Jan 31, 2025 09:52 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

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

In the second case, three unidentified youths allegedly snatched a mobile phone and cash from an auto-rickshaw driver near Sector 56, Chandigarh. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2024 09:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Mohali police bust snatchers gang targeting women

As many as 51 snatched mobile phones were recovered from the accused, who would flee on stolen motorcycles after attacking the victims, said Mohali police

The stolen mobile phones recovered from the accused. (HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 08, 2024 10:05 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Chandigarh: Car-borne snatchers make off with female cyclist’s phone in Sector 48

The victim said a car approached her while she was cycling back home at the T-Point near a liquor vend in Sector 48, between poles number 17-18

The victim, Mona Kumari, a resident of Jagatpura village, Mohali, works at Veshnav Beauty Parlour in Sector 46, Chandigarh. She was returning home from work, when the cyclists struck. (Stock image)

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Published on Dec 08, 2024 10:05 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Ludhiana: Man loses gold bracelet, ring to snatchers

Complainant Sweety Iqbal Singh of Model Town Extension said he, along with his friend, reached Sidhwan Canal during morning walk when two miscreants intercepted them

The accused flashed a sharp-edged weapon and threatened Sweety Iqbal Singh, of Model Town Extension, to hand over the gold bracelet and the gold ring before fleeing. (Getty image)

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Updated on Nov 25, 2024 10:41 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Mohali: Two relieving themselves on road lose mobile phone, ₹11,000 to snatchers

Mohali police also booked five men for robbing two men of a mobile phone and ₹11,300 in Dera Bassi on Monday

In another case, Phase-11 police have booked two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants for snatching mobile phone of a cyclist near the Phase-10/11 light point in Mohali. (HT photo)

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Updated on Nov 20, 2024 08:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Ludhiana: Two women lose purses to snatchers

Two men on a motorcycle snatched her purse and sped away; the Haibowal police have lodged a case against the unidentified accused

Two women lost their purses to snatchers in separate incidents in the city on Tuesday. The first incident took place near Neela Jhanda Gurdwara road when Ruksar Praveen, a resident of Dream City on Noorwala Road, and her husband Mohammad Ibrahim were having food. (Getty image)

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Published on Nov 19, 2024 10:03 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Cops nab 5 snatchers, recovers 6 stolen mobile phones

The police said it was found during investigation that two of the accused had previously been booked in past cases

The accused used to target women or cyclists talking over phone, the police said. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 13, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Snatchers target CRPF officer near Delhi’s Lodhi Road

While police are yet to identify the accused, FIR, accessed by HT, stated that the two are aged between 25-30 years, and one of them was wearing a black helmet.

Police said that the incident took place on September 21 near Dyal Singh College. (FILE)

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Updated on Sep 26, 2024 01:01 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Snatchers on the prowl, target two women in Ludhiana

In the first case, 54-year-old Manju Saggar, a resident of Ludhiana’s Shakti Nagar, Kochar Market, was robbed of her purse outside her home; in the second incident, a Delhi-based woman, Seema Gogla, 55, had her gold chain snatched while shopping in Model Town Market

The police lodged two separate FIRs for the snatching incidents in Ludhiana and initiated investigation. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 10, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

No end to snatching cases in Chandigarh

On Thursday, 40-year-old Vinod Kumar, a resident of Sector 45, Chandigarh, fell prey to snatchers, who made off with his important documents and ₹4,000 in cash near the parking area of Sector 46-C market

Investigation is under progress into both cases, as per Chandigarh Police. (iStock)

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Updated on Jun 15, 2024 09:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Bike-borne snatchers target two men in Chandigarh

Meanwhile, cracking a snatching case from May 27, police have arrested two teenagers; during investigation, police recovered the stolen mobile phone, the weapon and motorcycle used in the crime, a sword and clothes belonging to the complainant

The first incident was reported from Sector 9-A, Chandigarh, where a resident of Sector 9-B was targeted outside a house. (iStock)

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Updated on Jun 12, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Labourer loses mobile phone to snatchers in Chandigarh

According to the complaint filed by the victim, while returning home from work on May 26, he stopped at the bus stop adjacent to Ajit Karam Singh International Public School in Sector 41 due to leg pain

The victim, Pyara Singh, a daily wage labourer, approached the police on Friday about the crime that took place on the night of May 26. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 09, 2024 07:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Woman dropping off son for tuition falls prey to snatchers in Panchkula

A case under Section 379-A (snatching) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Sector 20 police station in Panchkula

The snatching took place just 300 metres away from local police station. (HT)

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Updated on Jun 07, 2024 09:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Snatchers on the prowl in Chandigarh, two incidents reported

Naresh Kumar, a resident of Mannet Enclave-2, Zirakpur (Punjab), reported that two unidentified individuals on a Honda Activa scooter snatched his wallet near the Ram Darbar bus stand in Chandigarh

The first incident occurred near the Ram Darbar bus stand. (Istock)

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Updated on Jun 04, 2024 04:54 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Shahdara police recover 215 stolen mobile phones worth ₹40L

Teams arrested 11 snatchers and robbers, and bound down more than 120 people. A bind down implies they were apprehended and released on conditions that they will appear before the police as and when asked to, officers said.

The operation to recover stolen phones was launched after technical surveillance mounted in multiple cases revealed that some stolen phones were active in other states. (Representative photo)

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Updated on May 30, 2024 06:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chandigarh: 20-yr-old woman fights off cyclist trying to snatch her phone in Sector 45

In the first incident, a 20-year-old woman, identified as Pooja, a resident of Burail, was targeted near the cycle track on the Sector 44/45 dividing road

The woman, however, managed to apprehend the accused on the spot after he fell from his bicycle. She promptly dialled 112 and handed the accused over to Chandigarh Police. (Getty image)

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Published on May 12, 2024 05:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Two men fall prey to snatchers in Chandigarh

Madan Lal Sharma, who lives in Sector 56, Chandigarh, reported that four men made off with his mobile phone, documents and cash near the Sector 55/56 dividing road

Separate cases under Sections 379-A (snatching) and 34 (acts done in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code were registered at the Sector 31 and Sector 39 police stations in Chandigarh, respectively. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2024 09:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Delhi:Robbers target jogger, he was an encounter specialist. What happened next?

According to DCP (New Delhi) Devesh Mahla, the two accused were identified as Gaurav and Pawan Dev, the report said.

Chain snatchers in Delhi pick wrong target; get pinned down by encounter cop(HT File/Representational Image)

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Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:35 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Panchkula woman loses earring to snatcher, left injured

The complainant, Champa Rani, 37, of Sector 7, Panchkula, said that on March 8, at about 4.30 pm, she was going to her sister’s house in Sector 15 when a youth sneaked up on her and grabbed her gold earring.

A Panchkula resident lost a gold earring to two snatchers while she was walking to her sister’s house in Sector 15 on Friday. (HT File)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Chandigarh: Cops crack grain market robbery, three arrested

The complainant, Ramesh Yadav, had stated in his complaint that he was going to the grain market, Sector 26, on January 2 to buy vegetables. As he reached the Light point of Sector-22/23, a car stopped in front of him, and three youths alighted from it. One of them caught hold of him.

A team of Police Station, Sector 17, Chandigarh, headed by inspector Rajiv Kumar, SHO, arrested three persons accused of robbery within 24 hours of the crime. (Representational image)

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Updated on Jan 04, 2024 08:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Snatchers responsible for death of woman arrested by Bihar GRP in Muzaffarpur

The accused snatched the purse and mobile of one Soloni Pandey (23), an SI aspirant, from the running Raxaul-Muzaffarpur train on which she travelling after it arrived at Sugauli station. The incident took place on December 17

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Published on Dec 27, 2023 06:56 PM IST

ByAvinash Kumar

Mohali: Office worker loses scooter in highway robbery

Two men waylaid the victim on Kurali highway and attacked him with a rod, before escaping with his scooter and mobile phone

Kurali police have booked the unidentified snatchers. (HT FILE)

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Updated on Dec 04, 2023 08:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Gurugram: 45-yr-old woman gets back her valuables after chasing down snatchers on foot; no arrests yet

A woman in Gurugram chased down two motorcycle-borne snatchers, fought with them, and managed to retrieve some of her belongings before they escaped.

According to the victim, she was out on her morning walk at around 8.45am on Tuesday when the incident took place. (FILE)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2023 05:52 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

35-year-old woman falls off auto-rickshaw while resisting snatchers in G Noida

The woman suffered injuries.The incident occurred when she was going to Sector 70 from her home in Gaur City-2 township

According to Saket Srivastava, who submitted a written complaint on behalf of his wife Jyoti Maurya, at the Bisrakh police station on Tuesday, Maurya had boarded an auto to go towards Sector 70 from her residence in Greater Noida West on Monday evening. (Representational image)

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Published on Nov 17, 2023 10:55 PM IST

ByAshni Dhaor

19-year-old youth loses phone to snatchers in Chandigarh’s Sector 50

As per his complaint to police, he was walking back home after work on Monday and took out his mobile phone from his pocket to check the time

The victim, Shiv Shankar, a resident of Kajheri, Sector 52, works at the office of a property dealer in Sector 50-B, Chandigarh. (Stock image)

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Updated on Nov 02, 2023 09:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

60-year-old woman loses phone to snatchers in Chandigarh’s Sector 45

Victim Chander Kanta told the Chandigarh Police that she noticed a man following her while she was walking back home in Sector 45

On her complaint, a case under Section 379-A (snatching) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Sector-34 police station in Chandigarh. (iStock)

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Updated on Oct 29, 2023 08:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

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The duo was taken to the local civil hospital for treatment before being presented in court on Tuesday, where they were remanded to two days of police custody

Police arrived at the scene and arrested the accused, identified as Ali Khan and Gagandeep Singh, both residents of Morinda

In another case, Dhakoli police booked six unidentified men for snatching a bike and mobile phone of a food delivery company employee near DPS Chowk around 1.02 am

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

As many as 51 snatched mobile phones were recovered from the accused, who would flee on stolen motorcycles after attacking the victims, said Mohali police

The victim said a car approached her while she was cycling back home at the T-Point near a liquor vend in Sector 48, between poles number 17-18

Complainant Sweety Iqbal Singh of Model Town Extension said he, along with his friend, reached Sidhwan Canal during morning walk when two miscreants intercepted them

Mohali police also booked five men for robbing two men of a mobile phone and ₹11,300 in Dera Bassi on Monday

Two men on a motorcycle snatched her purse and sped away; the Haibowal police have lodged a case against the unidentified accused

The police said it was found during investigation that two of the accused had previously been booked in past cases

While police are yet to identify the accused, FIR, accessed by HT, stated that the two are aged between 25-30 years, and one of them was wearing a black helmet.

In the first case, 54-year-old Manju Saggar, a resident of Ludhiana’s Shakti Nagar, Kochar Market, was robbed of her purse outside her home; in the second incident, a Delhi-based woman, Seema Gogla, 55, had her gold chain snatched while shopping in Model Town Market

On Thursday, 40-year-old Vinod Kumar, a resident of Sector 45, Chandigarh, fell prey to snatchers, who made off with his important documents and ₹4,000 in cash near the parking area of Sector 46-C market

Meanwhile, cracking a snatching case from May 27, police have arrested two teenagers; during investigation, police recovered the stolen mobile phone, the weapon and motorcycle used in the crime, a sword and clothes belonging to the complainant

According to the complaint filed by the victim, while returning home from work on May 26, he stopped at the bus stop adjacent to Ajit Karam Singh International Public School in Sector 41 due to leg pain

A case under Section 379-A (snatching) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Sector 20 police station in Panchkula

Naresh Kumar, a resident of Mannet Enclave-2, Zirakpur (Punjab), reported that two unidentified individuals on a Honda Activa scooter snatched his wallet near the Ram Darbar bus stand in Chandigarh

Teams arrested 11 snatchers and robbers, and bound down more than 120 people. A bind down implies they were apprehended and released on conditions that they will appear before the police as and when asked to, officers said.

In the first incident, a 20-year-old woman, identified as Pooja, a resident of Burail, was targeted near the cycle track on the Sector 44/45 dividing road

Madan Lal Sharma, who lives in Sector 56, Chandigarh, reported that four men made off with his mobile phone, documents and cash near the Sector 55/56 dividing road

According to DCP (New Delhi) Devesh Mahla, the two accused were identified as Gaurav and Pawan Dev, the report said.

The complainant, Champa Rani, 37, of Sector 7, Panchkula, said that on March 8, at about 4.30 pm, she was going to her sister’s house in Sector 15 when a youth sneaked up on her and grabbed her gold earring.

The complainant, Ramesh Yadav, had stated in his complaint that he was going to the grain market, Sector 26, on January 2 to buy vegetables. As he reached the Light point of Sector-22/23, a car stopped in front of him, and three youths alighted from it. One of them caught hold of him.

The accused snatched the purse and mobile of one Soloni Pandey (23), an SI aspirant, from the running Raxaul-Muzaffarpur train on which she travelling after it arrived at Sugauli station. The incident took place on December 17

Two men waylaid the victim on Kurali highway and attacked him with a rod, before escaping with his scooter and mobile phone

A woman in Gurugram chased down two motorcycle-borne snatchers, fought with them, and managed to retrieve some of her belongings before they escaped.

The woman suffered injuries.The incident occurred when she was going to Sector 70 from her home in Gaur City-2 township

As per his complaint to police, he was walking back home after work on Monday and took out his mobile phone from his pocket to check the time

Victim Chander Kanta told the Chandigarh Police that she noticed a man following her while she was walking back home in Sector 45

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