Robber shot at a man in Connaught Place Delhi
A robber allegedly shot at a man for resisting a snatching bid in Connaught Place in Delhi on Wednesday morning. The incident happened in A-Block.
Police said the victim was rushed to the hospital and is out of danger. The injuries received were not life threatening.
Madhur Verma, deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi), confirmed the victim was fired at when he resisted the attempt to snatch his bag.
Earlier in February, snatchers in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar tore the ear lobes of two women to pull out their earrings in separate cases.
With the number of cases of snatching having increased by 413% in the last five years, the national capital has become unsafe and a major cause of concern.
On December 29, 2016, a 39-year-old woman from Darjeeling was injured and admitted to the ICU of a hospital for more than 15 days after she fell from an auto-rickshaw while trying to fend off snatchers at Lajpat Nagar.
-PTC News
