Israeli tourist injured in snatching incident while heading towards Attari
An Israeli woman was injured when three bike-borne snatchers snatched her handbag, causing her to fall from a moving auto-rickshaw while heading to the Attari border to watch the retreat ceremony here on Monday.
The handbag contained her passport, wallet, money, credit cards, diary and other valuables. The auto-rickshaw driver called the hotel staff and they informed the police.
The police registered a case at Chheharta police station and launched a manhunt to apprehend the culprits.
"I was targeted by three men on a bike who snatched my bag," the victim said. "I'm grateful for the police's help and hope they recover my belongings."
Assistant Commissioner of Police Sarwanjit Singh said, "We've identified the accused and the raiding teams are working to arrest them. The accused will be arrested soon."