{
  "id": 13718674,
  "title": "VIDEO: Thief Flees With iPhone 17 Pro Max, Ludhiana Shopkeeper Dragged For 15 Metres While Trying To Stop Him; CCTV Captures Dramatic Chase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/video-thief-flees-with-iphone-17-pro-max-ludhiana-shopkeeper-dragged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T12:42:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/video-thief-flees-with-iphone-17-pro-max-ludhiana-shopkeeper-dragged-for-15-metres-while-trying-to-stop-him-cctv-captures-dramatic-chase"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Punjab’s Ludhiana, a shopkeeper named Meet suffered injuries when he tried to prevent a man from fleeing with an iPhone 17 Pro Max from his store. The thief first visited the shop around 11 am, inquiring about purchasing the device on instalments before leaving. Later, he returned at about 2:55 pm, this time successfully concealing the iPhone 17 Pro Max inside his shirt as he left the store. When Meet spotted the theft, he chased the suspect on foot, grabbing the tail of the thief’s Activa scooter in an attempt to stop him. The chase lasted for roughly 10 to 15 metres, during which the scooter lost balance and the man fell, abandoning both the stolen phone and the vehicle. Meet sustained injuries, including scrapes on his knees, and expressed frustration that other nearby shopkeepers had observed the chase but did not intervene to help apprehend the fleeing suspect. CCTV footage of the dramatic incident may assist investigators in reconstructing the events and identifying the perpetrator.",
  "summary": "A shopkeeper in Punjab’s Ludhiana suffered injuries while trying to prevent a man from escaping with an iPhone 17 Pro Max from his store. The shopkeeper, identified as Meet, grabbed the rear carrier of the suspect’s scooter in a desperate attempt to stop him, but was dragged along the road for nearly 10 to 15 metres. The dramatic incident was captured on CCTV cameras. The attempted escape…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}