All dedicated efforts of the Delhi police to curb street and petty crimes in the Capital have turned futile as the city has nearly 47 per cent spurt in the snatching cases as compared to the past year. Earlier, there were some allegations that a large number of incidents of snatching were deliberately not recorded by the Delhi Police to show a decline in the crime-graph but after the free and fair registration order of Delhi Police Commissioner, there has been a considerable rise in registration of cases in the last one year.
Commissioner of Delhi Police, BS Bassi said that the total number of cases rose from 51,479 in 2012 to 73,958 cases in 2013 registering an increase of 43.67 per cent. Though the data shows an improved workout percentage, over 50 per cent of the cases still remain unsolved. “The number of street crimes also registered a steep climb with incidents of chain snatching going up by 142.09 per cent. In 2013, 3319 cases of snatching were registered in Delhi as against 1371 in 2012,” he added.