Despite increased patrolling in Ggn, snatchings continue unabated

Gurugram: Despite the increase in police patrolling across the district, snatchings continue to be a major law and order. In August alone, 19 gangs have been busted which indulged in snatchings.

The dangers posed by these gangs on the roads of Gurugram can be gauged from the fact that in just one month, over 136 stolen motorbikes were retrieved.

According to police, there are a total of 55 gangs, mostly from Rajasthan's Mewat and even from Delhi, that are active in snatchings.

The fact that snatchings and burglary can become deadly was recently seen in Delhi's Anand Vihar where a driver was shot dead by snatchers.

In Gurugram as well, there have been incidents where people were murdered or shot at during robbery bids.

There are also a large number of criminals who, using illegal cabs, steal belongings from the people.

With an average of 40 cases being registered each month, there have already been over 350 cases of snatchings officially registered with the Gurugram police so far this year.

Many of these incidents are reported not only from desolate locations, but also in crowded areas, and that too during the rush hour.

In 2017, with over 500 reported cases, there was a 20 per cent increase in this crime.

It is important to note that under Section 379A and 379B of the Indian Penal Code, snatching is a non-bailable offences and there have also been cases of conviction where the culprits have been sent to five years of imprisonment.

To control this menace, Gurugram police, from Monday, will add 142 more officers on night patrol.

The decision was taken after Gurugram Police Commissioner KK Rao, in one of his rounds, found that the presence of police, especially in the night on the streets of Gurugram, needed to be increased.