Delhi Police Nab Two Suspected Snatchers After Karol Bagh Chase
One suspect is accused in roughly 70 cases, with 22 phones recovered as police widen the investigation.
Overview
- Acting on a tip-off, a team set a trap near Mata Sundari College and arrested Sameer alias Kamran, 27, and Sameer, 22, after a brief pursuit.
- The operation followed CCTV tracing from a phone snatching near Salimgarh Flyover, reviewing footage across IP Estate, Paharganj and Sadar Bazar.
- Police recovered a motorcycle and 22 phones — 20 from Kamran — with three confirmed snatched, one stolen and three listed as lost after verification.
- Investigators describe Kamran as a repeat offender tied to about 70 cases and wanted in a Jafrabad arson and attempted extortion of Rs 1 crore.
- Officers say the younger accomplice joined for daily pay of about Rs 2,000, and both have confessed to multiple snatchings as efforts to identify victims and associates continue.