In a spurt in crime, ten cases of thefts, including a snatching incident, were registered in the city in the past 24 hours.
Five incidents of vehicle theft, including four motorcycles and one autorickshaw theft case, were reported at various police stations of Chandigarh, said police. On Tuesday morning, Arjun Kumar, a resident of Sector 28, reported that someone stole his motor cycle from near his office at the market area of Sector 7, on night intervening Monday and Tuesday.
In an incident of snatching on Monday evening, a lady alleged that a pedestrian snatched away her purse containing important documents and some cash, while she was on the way to her residence from office at Sector 34. Meanwhile in three separate theft incidents, Deep Chand, a resident of Green City at Zirakpur, alleged that an unknown person stole nine computers and laptops and two lED televisions from his office at Sector 34. While Ram Parvesh, resident of Hallo Majra, reported that his lED television was stolen from his residence while he went to some work in his neighbourhood.
In another theft incident, Anupam Kumar stated that Rajesh Kapoor, resident of Joginder Nagar, Patiala was caught red-handed while stealing his mobile phone at ISBT-43 and handed over to police, on Monday. Meanwhile officials of Chandigarh Police have stated that cases in all the incidents have been registered at various police stations of Chandigarh and further investigation is under progress.