Increasing incidents of snatching from men in the City indicate that they are as vulnerable as the women in Chandigarh.
Records of Chandigarh police reveal that seven men have become victims of snatching incidents in November even as 57 men became prey of snatchers in 2013. Going by the figures of UT police, about 170 cases of snatching have been reported in 2013, out of which 113 cases pertained to women while 57 snatching were from men. In most of the snatching incidents which the men faced, the victims were attacked for their mobile phones and cash.
Recently on November 17, Ayub a resident of Mauli Jagran, alleged that Ishwar and Ashok Kumar snatched away one mobile phone and cash of Rs 5000 from him. Earlier, Sunny a resident of Manimajra, reported that four unknown persons snatched away his mobile phone and some cash near CTU workshop, Phase-1, Industrial Area.
On November 2, Devinder Singh from Amritsar alleged that Harjinder of sector-43, snatched away cash of Rs 2000 when he was withdrawing cash at ATM. A senior police official admitted that snatchers have been active in the lonely and less crowded areas, therefore along with women, men also needs to be careful while moving out in dark and lonely areas and especially while withdrawing money from ATM’s.