
Hyderabad: Phone burglars prey on distracted walkers
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: Since much of our time is spent on tapping messages into mobile phones, playing games on it, or scrolling down news feed even as we walk on the streets, it is easy for prowlers to knock the phone out of our hands and flee with it. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Panjagutta, Vijay Kumar said that two bike borne youngsters snatched four mobiles back-to-back and fled the scene. Earlier this year, Rachakonda Police arrested 22-year-old K Sai Kiran, and 19-year-old B Arun Kumar for snatching mobile phones from people in colonies. “They roamed about on the bike and targeted those walking on the streets and speaking on their mobile phones,” said Inspector Ashok Reddy of the LB Nagar police. “When a mobile is snatched or robbed, immediately approach the nearest police station with the device’s bill and the IMEI number for us to start a track and try to locate the device, as the later it gets, the harder it is to track the mobile as the men tend to disassemble it and export the parts,” said a higher official from the Hyderabad city police.
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