Around 24 snatching incidents are reported on the streets of the national Capital every day while eight cases of robbery are registered daily this year so far, as per the Delhi Police data. Under the nose of Delhi Police, criminals are rampantly indulging in snatching and robbing spree.
From January 1 till October 31, 7371 cases of snatching have been registered with the Delhi Police which indicates that in just 304 days, more than 70,00 cases of snatchings have been reported to police. Other than snatching, 2470 cases of robbery have been registered with the Delhi Police during the same period.
In a latest incident of armed robbery, a youth escaped unhurt when four bike-borne assailants opened fire at him in their bid to rob his two friends in Outer Delhi's Prashant Vihar area on Sunday night.
According to a senior police officer, Ashwani, Diwakar and Amit Khanna were out for a stroll after having dinner near the residence in Sector 9 in Rohini, when two bikers came and asked them for directions.
“Amit was walking a little ahead when the two bikers on the pretext of asking directions stopped his two friends Ashwani and Diwakar and robbed of their watch, gold bracelet and cash at gun point. When Amit tried to help his friends, the bikers opened fire at him and fled the spot. However, Amit managed to escape unhurt,” police
An FIR was registered under relevant Sections at the Prashant Vihar police station.
On October 29, a 35-year-old woman was shot at when she chased two men who snatched her chain in Rohini on Friday evening. Police said the woman, Priyanka Goel, received a bullet wound in her right leg and is recuperating in hospital.
When asked about the alarming rise in street crime, a senior police officer said that police teams have been tasked to nab snatchers and robbers. This is an ongoing process, he added.