In the last 10 days, more than 12 crimes of snatching have happened in Ludhiana, Punjab. These criminals are mainly targeting people living in the posh areas of the city. These criminals target women waiting for the green light and then snatch away their gold chain or mobile phone and run away.
Police teams are trying to catch these criminals. Due to the increasing incidents of snatching, there is fear among women who travel to work. In some incidents, the miscreants distract the victim by engaging them in conversation and then snatch their chains.
The police have found out that the miscreants commit most of the snatching incidents between 6 am and 9 am. Mostly these miscreants target those women who are either busy with their mobile phones. In many cases, the miscreants snatch their mobile phones by engaging the women in conversation.
These criminals use sport bikes to commit the crime. Due to the high pick-up speed of the bike it is easy for them to escape from the spot. The city's PCR squad and CIA teams are also working to catch these criminals.
According to the ongoing investigation, the robbers have been seen passing through different squares of the city till near Goraya. The robbers commit the crime by hiding their faces. The police have checked over 50 CCTV cameras but nothing could be found about the robbers. One of the robbers was also seen wearing an orange coloured uniform.