106 nakas, yet purse snatched from woman

Chandigarh: Even though the UT police today laid nakas across the city to seal it, snatchers managed to target a woman by snatching her purse containing Rs 7,000 in cash, a mobile phone, an ATM card and important documents, near Attawa chowk, this evening. This is the third snatching incident in the last two days.

The Chandigarh Police during a special checking near the Kalibari lights on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 1

Even though the UT police today laid nakas across the city to seal it, snatchers managed to target a woman by snatching her purse containing Rs 7,000 in cash, a mobile phone, an ATM card and important documents, near Attawa chowk, this evening. This is the third snatching incident in the last two days.

The victim, identified as Nishu (44), a resident of Sector 47, was returning home after purchasing vegetables from the market when two-motorcycle borne miscreants snatched her purse. The accused managed to flee from the spot. The victim informed the police after calling from the phone of a passerby. The police rushed to the spot and initiated an investigation.

The UT police had laid city seal nakas — 38 were laid at entry and exist points apart from 68 nakas on inner sector roads. However, the police teams failed to nab the snatchers. A total of six DSPs, 18 inspectors, 16 SHOs and around 750 cops and volunteers were deputed.

Police sources said the city-seal nakas were laid from 4 pm to 8 pm.

Roshan Lal, SP, Law and Order, said keeping the prevailing security scenario and surgical strikes by the Indian Army in PoK, a city-seal exercise was organised during which two-wheelers and four-wheelers were checked.

The outer nakas were laid at the barriers near Fun Republic, Housing Board light point, Zirakpur, Mattour, Mohali and Mullanpur. A total of 50 PCR vehicles were deployed around the city along with 11 Cheetah motorcycles.

The traffic staff also laid nakas at eight places and issued total 104 challans, including 13 for drunken driving, and impounded 16 vehicles. Total 8,599 vehicles were checked at nakas and 438 challans were issued while 78 vehicles were impounded.