Two cases of mobile theft every day in certain stretches, according to the police; thieves mostly teenagers on motorbikes
Cases of mobile theft in the city have seen a spike recently. Areas like Double Road
On Wednesday,
“I was standing near the subway; two people on a bike came towards me. One of them snatched my phone and escaped. I started screaming and people from the nearby store came outside. They informed me that just 10 minutes ago an old woman’s
Local shopkeepers in the area BM spoke to claimed that it has become a very common occurrence of late and cases of phone snatching happen every day. “It has become a routine now. The thieves are mostly teenagers and they are on motorbikes. In 90% of cases, people don’t get their phones back. It’s not as though there are no police personnel in the area; the fact is that the thieves don’t seem to fear them,” he said
Police said that catching mobile thieves is difficult because they are granted bail in a day and often go back to their mobile snatching business.
“After registering the case, we look for the
The police also informed that most of the accused are from different states. “We have noticed that in most cases, the culprit is from the neighboring state and is often a young adult between the ages of 19 and 22,” the police noted.
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