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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.

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 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.

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RBI delays stricter trading loan rules as volatility climbs amid Iran conflict

The rules now take effect on 1 July instead of 1 April, the Reserve Bank of India said. New rules may raise cost of raising capital for proprietary trading firms & squeeze profits.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.