Video of snatchers attacking woman goes viral

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Video of snatchers attacking woman goes viral

Friday, 17 May 2019 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

A video of a woman being attacked by two-bike borne assailants cum snatchers has gone viral on social media. In the video two assailants can be seen attacking a woman and fleeing away after snatching her gold chain in West Delhi’s Inderpuri area. The incident was reported on Monday, May 13.

Confirming the incident, a senior police official said that a case has been registered on Tuesday and manhunt has been launched to nab the two assailants.

“The woman has been identified as Roza, a resident of Inderpuri. “She was going for morning walk when the two bike-borne accused attacked her. Police team has constituted to identify and nab the accused. Further investigation is going on,” said Monika Bharadwaj, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district.

The CCTV footage which is being circulated on “Facebook” and “WhatsApp” shows that in a residential area of Inderpuri woman can be seen walking on one side of the road as the assailants come from the opposite side of her direction.

“The bike stops for a few seconds at a distance, then one of the men get down from the bike and run towards the woman who is unaware of them,” the video showed.

“The rider can be seen turning the bike as the other man runs and grabs her from behind. The man pushes her and pins her on the ground behind a car. He continues to attack her while the rider brings the bike near them and in an instance, the attacker can be seen hopping on the bike, after which they flee,” the video showed.

According to Delhi Police data, till April 30, at about 2165 cases of snatching have been registered in national capital. In 2018, till April 30, at about 2109 cases of snatching were reported to police.  

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