Pune Diwali Shopping Theft: Women Lose Over ₹1.11 Lakh In Three Bag-Cutting Incidents Within Six Days
Pune: With markets witnessing heavy crowds during Diwali shopping, thieves have been targeting women in busy shopping areas across Pune. In three separate incidents within six days, thieves stole more than ₹1.11 lakh in cash from women's bags in Shanipar and Tulsibaug. In the latest incident, a 50-year-old woman lost ₹90,000 after thieves allegedly cut her bag with a cutter while she was shopping…
Pune markets became hotspots for thieves during the Diwali shopping rush. Within a span of six days, women in the Shanipar and Tulsibaug areas experienced a total loss of over ₹1.11 lakh in three separate bag-cutting incidents. On November 6, a 50-year-old woman lost ₹90,000 when her bag was allegedly cut while she was shopping at Tulsibaug around 2:30 pm.
The incident occurred near the Pune Railway Station in the Tadiwala Road area. The woman, who was visiting Tulsibaug for Diwali shopping, reported the theft to the Vishrambaug police, who registered a case and assigned it to Head Constable Surve for investigation.
In the previous incidents, a woman had her bag stolen of ₹7,000 at Shanipar Chowk on November 1, and another woman had ₹14,788 stolen from her bag at Tulsibaug. The three incidents collectively resulted in a loss of ₹1,11,788. The repeated thefts have raised concerns about the safety of shoppers in crowded markets during the festive season.
Apart from bag-cutting thefts, women have also fallen victim to chain snatchers in central Pune. A 27-year-old man, Faizal Naushad Momin, from Galaxy Apartment in Kondhwa, was arrested on suspicion of snatching a gold chain worth ₹70,000 from a woman shopping near Mahatma Phule Mandai. Police have appealed to women to avoid wearing expensive jewelry while visiting crowded places.
In response to the security concerns, Pune Police have intensified patrolling and nakabandi in crowded areas to prevent thefts and chain-snatching incidents.
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