Girl Chases, Recovers Her Bag from Snatchers

New Delhi: A Delhi University girl student on Saturday chased and caught two snatchers who tried to make off with her bag in east Delhi’s Anand Vihar area, police said.

Nikita, 18, a first-year student of Institute of Home Science and Economics at Hauz Khas,was heading towards Karkardooma Metro station on her scooty when the duo riding a motorcycle snatched her bag and sped away around 7 am. The girl fell down but later gathered courage and chased the snatchers on her scooty. She finally caught up with the duo when they hit a car, a police spokesperson said.

A passersby helped Nikita catch the duo who had sustained injuries after hitting the car. Nikita also suffered injury in her leg, he added. Police arrived on the spot following a PCR call and took the injured to hospital. Nikita’s bag was recovered from the snatchers.

PTI