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TopicSnatching cases

Topic: Snatching cases

What’s worse than losing your phone? Finding it

Once you have filed an FIR and the police find your snatched phone, the device becomes a case property — a part of a criminal trial— and you have to go through a legal process to reclaim it.

Woman falls off moving auto in Gurugram; sustains injuries resisting mobile snatcher

'Gurugram is a very unsafe city. I was lucky no other vehicle was behind the auto otherwise I would have been crushed,' the woman said.

Delhi Police considers separate snatching law after Adarsh Nagar murder, to send proposal soon

At present, snatching cases are registered by combining two IPC sections and the offender is given a maximum punishment of 3 years for theft and 2 years for use of criminal force.

Delhi Police detain 3 people for ‘over 100 cases’ of snatching

Snatching cases have emerged as a major menace in Delhi. Only recently, a journalist sustained several injuries when she fell from an auto during a snatching bid.

Delhi Police claims 29% drop in snatching cases — but that’s not the real picture

From January to September this year, Delhi has seen 4,516 cases of snatching, according to a report released by Delhi Police last week.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.