New Delhi: A 40-year-old commuter caught one of two men who allegedly snatched his gold chain with locket near Mukarba Chowk flyover in north Delhi Monday, although the second accused managed to flee with the jewellery.
The incident took place around 6.20 pm when Ranjeet Yadav was returning from Narela and heading towards his workplace in Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, according to police. After getting off a DTC cluster bus on route 109, he was climbing the stairs of a foot overbridge at Mukarba Chowk to cross the road when the men allegedly began following him. A case under Sections 304(2) (snatching) and 3(5) (common intention) of BNS has been registered at Jahangirpuri police station.
Police said Firoz has three previous criminal cases registered against him, including cases of attempted murder, robbery and motor vehicle theft at Bhalswa Dairy, Swaroop Nagar and Shahbad Dairy police stations. They then cornered him and allegedly snatched the chain.