NEW DELHI: A 44-year-old woman sustained injuries after she was dragged by snatchers in Outer Delhi’s Nangloi area on Monday. Three accused were apprehended in the case. In another incident, the phone of a businessman was snatched when he was returning home in South Delhi’s CR Park area.
The first incident took place around 8 pm when the victim, Bimla, a resident of Prem Nagar, was walking home after alighting from a bus at Rajdhani Park. “Three boys on a bike suddenly came and tried to snatch her purse. As the woman held on to it, she fell to the ground. The snatchers then dragged her for some distance until she left the purse,” said a police officer.
Deputy commissioner of police (Outer) Parvinder Singh said that their highway patrolling team, which was near the spot, noticed the incident. “They chased the snatchers and caught them. One of the accused was a minor,” he said.
The motorcycle used in the crime was found stolen from Nangloi. A case was registered.
In South Delhi’s CR Park area, a businessman became the victim of a snatcher on Tuesday. The victim was going home on foot at the time of the incident. When he reached near Jahanpanah Club, two men on a scooty came and snatched his phone. A case under sections 356, 379 and 34 of IPC was registered.
