New Delhi: Delhi Police have apprehended a 23-year-old man and recovered two allegedly snatched mobile phones and a motorcycle after investigating a phone-snatching incident in Bawana’s industrial area.
The accused, identified by police as Sunny, also known as Sameer, is a resident of JJ Colony in Bawana. Police said the recoveries were linked to two cases registered at Bawana police station.
Phone snatched on the way to work
The complainant, a 22-year-old man, told police that he was walking to his workplace in J-Block, Sector-1, DSIDC Bawana, on October 19 when a man riding a black Splendor motorcycle snatched his Vivo Y200e phone and fled towards N-Block.
A snatching case was registered, and a team led by Bawana SHO Akhilesh Bajpai developed local information and investigated the incident before apprehending the suspect, police said.
Second phone linked to another case
Police reported recovering the complainant’s Vivo Y200e, a Vivo Y18 linked to another snatching case at the same police station, and the motorcycle allegedly used in the offence.
According to police, the accused has previously been involved in ten criminal cases in Delhi. Investigators are examining his alleged role in the two cases, the circumstances of the recoveries and possible involvement in other snatching incidents. Further investigation is underway.
