Another snatching, 17th this month

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 23

There seems to be no end to snatching incidents in the city. Snatchers targeted a man and took away his cash at Sector 26 today. Seventeen snatching incidents have been reported this month. This is the fifth snatching incident reported in the past four days.

Prem Pal, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, in his complaint to the police, claimed that two pedestrians approached him in the morning and snatched Rs 6,000 from him. The victim informed the police who reached the spot and began investigation into the matter.

Despite nakas, the UT police have failed to curb snatching incidents. The frequent snatching incidents have instilled fear among city residents. The police had recently busted two gangs of snatchers, but the arrests have failed check snatching incidents.