Refusing to let two snatchers escape with her ‘iPhone’, a 24-year-old woman chased them on her scooter through Delhi traffic despite suffering injuries in a fall, helping police and locals to catch both accused, an official said on Thursday.
Verification revealed that two of the phones were linked to theft cases registered at Adarsh Nagar and Jahangirpuri police stations. Police recovered Maheshwari’s snatched phone and three other mobile phones from their possession. The third was allegedly snatched from Mukundpur flyover on the same day. Police awarded an appreciation letter to Maheshwari.
“Around 8.30 pm, two motorcycle-borne men snatched her Apple iPhone 16 Pro near Gate No. 1 of Shalimar Bagh Metro Station, causing her to lose balance and fall on the road,” a senior police officer said.
“Locals caught one of the accused, while the other jumped off the flyover and was apprehended by a police personnel present at the spot,” the officer added. “The motorcycle used in the crime was also found to be stolen in a case registered at Madhu Vihar police station in August,” the officer said.
