Pune: Four men on two bikes snatched cellphones from three students near the Garware Metro station on Karve Road around 4am on Thursday. One of the 21-year-old students, who all live in a boys’ hostel in Erandawane, registered a complaint about the robbery with the Deccan Gymkhana police. Around 3am on Aug 15, when the trio was near Garware Metro station, the four men reached there, two each on a scooter and motorcycle.
One asked the complainant if he could use his phone to make a call. As soon as the student handed over his phone, the suspects snatched the phones of his two friends and fled. Sub-inspector Dattatreya Sawant of the Deccan Gymkhana police on Friday said there are no CCTV cameras at the spot where the incident took place.
However, they are analysing footage from other places, he added. TNN We also published the following articles recently Thane police bust mobile phone snatching ring with Nepal connection The Naupada police apprehended two individuals linked to a mobile phone snatching racket with connections to Nepal. Faiz Wahid Shaikh and Azharuddin Moinuddin Momin were arrested for stealing 24 mobile phones worth Rs 5.
4 lakh. Investigations are ongoing to uncover further links and potential international connections in the case. Panchkula courts sentence two for 5 year RI for snatchings Panchkula courts sentenced Arif and Sadab to five years in prison for snatching a woman's mangalsutra worth Rs 50,000 in July 2022.
They were fined Rs 25,000 each. The police acted on information from the victim and other sources, leading to their arrest and confession of multiple crimes. Spurt in loot, snatching cases keeps police on their toes Bhopal witnessed a surge in loot and snatching incidents recently, raising security concerns.
While police mainly used technical methods to track suspects, informer networks need strengthening. Mobile and chain snatching cases, often involving known individuals, have increased. Police efforts have led to some resolutions, and several criminals' history sheets have been recorded.
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