Overview
- Dharamlal Kaushik, a senior BJP leader, lost his phone to a motorcycle-borne snatcher in Raipur during a Monday morning walk near the PWD bridge.
- Hours after the Monday theft, police arrested 19-year-old Manikant Dhruv and recovered the handset and the motorcycle used in the crime.
- Investigators scanned hundreds of CCTV feeds and combined technical clues with tips from informants to track the suspect.
- Congress leaders, including Bhupesh Baghel, called the incident a slap on the state's so-called good governance and pointed to its timing during the Union home minister's visit.
- Police said the accused is a 19-year-old who worked occasionally as a bike taxi rider, highlighting how fast two-wheelers feature in phone snatching and how CCTV networks now drive such cases.