Three snatching incidents reported from UT in 24 hours

Three snatching incidents were reported in Chandigarh in the last 24 hours in three separate incidents in Mani Majra, Ram Darbar and Dadu Majra Colony. Police said three cases were registered an investigation has been launched.

Satnam Singh (24) of Mani Majra reported to police that his phone was snatched by three men riding on a motorcycle near his house on Monday night. The suspects were caught in a CCTV installed outside a local gurudwara in the area.

Satnam was walking near his house when the men came at high speed and the pillion rider snatched his phone. “The victim’s house is in a congested locality. Earlier, we presumed that suspects could be known to him and they took it away in a fit of rage. However, many women eyewitnesses on the spot corroborated the victim’s version. Later, we found a clip of a CCTV from nearby gurudwara. The last location of the snatched phone was found to be near Mauli Jagran. We are sure that suspects will be caught shortly,” a police officer said.