Two bike-borne men allegedly snatched the purse of a woman, who was travelling in an auto rickshaw, and fled the spot at South-East Delhi’s lajpat Nagar, police said on Monday.
Police said the woman, who hails from Meghalaya, also sustained injuries as she fell off the autorickshaw while trying to resist the snatching attempt.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, South-East district, Romil Baaniya said, the victim identified as Abazila (31) had boarded the autorickshaw from Malviya Nagar to go to Maharani Bagh.
“At around 11.30 pm, the bike-borne men snatched her purse at the Moolchand/lajpat Nagar flyover, said a senior police officer, adding that there was an iPhone, Rs 400 and some documents in the wallet,” said DCP Romil Baaniya.
The woman who sustained injuries on her hands and elbows after she fell off the autorickshaw, was taken to a hospital by police, from where she was discharged after receiving first-aid.
As the miscreants were wearing helmets, the woman could not see their faces, said the DCP, adding that as the road was empty at the time of the incident, nobody managed to note down the number of the motorcycle. Police were trying to get CCTV footage from the area.
Between January and May this year, 3,717 cases of snatching were registered in the national Capital, as opposed to 4,255 in the same period last year.