Journalist's phone snatched in East Delhi

New Delhi: In yet another incident of snatching in the national capital, a 32-year-old journalist working with a leading english daily newspaper was allegedly robbed of his mobile phone by an unidentified man in east Delhi's New Ashok Nagar, police said on Thursday.

The scribe hails from Haryana and lives in south Delhi's Chattarpur area.

The incident took place on Wednesday at around 8.30 pm when the journalist was talking over his phone at the market near the New Ashok Nagar Metro Station.

A man snatched his mobile phone and disappeared into the crowd, a senior police officer said.

Unlike most snatching incidents where the assailants prefer riding a motorcycle for an easy getaway, in this case, the culprit came on foot.

"I was talking over the phone when a man came from behind and snatched my phone and ran away. I gave chase but could not catch him," the victim said, adding that the spot of crime was about 200 metres away from the metro station.

The scribe kept calling and sending text messages on his number as advised by the police who managed to trace the handset but failed to nab the culprit or recover the phone.

"A police officer advised me to send messages on my phone so that it could be traced as the mobile was still switched on. After I reported the incident, the police traced the location of my phone in Shakarpur. They sent a team there but failed to nab the culprit," the victim said.