Biker snatches woman's phone from moving auto at Gurugram's IFFCO Chowk, caught on dashcam

In broad daylight in Gurugram, a motorcyclist snatched a mobile phone from a woman sitting in a moving auto-rickshaw and sped away through traffic. The incident took place on October 31 at IFFCO Chowk. A video of it is now going viral on social media.

The video was recorded on the dashcam of a car that was travelling behind the auto-rickshaw at the time. In the footage, shot near IFFCO Chowk metro station, the auto-rickshaw is seen moving ahead in traffic. A young man on a motorcycle overtakes the car behind the auto and speeds towards the auto.

The motorcyclist is said to have had his eye on the woman's phone. As soon as he reached the auto-rickshaw, the accused snatched the phone from her hand and fled.

The video shows that the accused neither stopped the motorcycle nor showed any sign of haste. In a matter of seconds, amid heavy traffic, he grabbed the phone and moved ahead. It all happened so smoothly that the woman had no chance to steady herself. She was shaken by the sudden incident.

That this happened on a crowded road in the middle of the day, and that the accused got away so easily on a motorcycle, has raised several questions. After the viral video, concern is again being voiced about the safety of pedestrians in Gurugram. Questions are also being raised about the city's traffic safety.

After this daylight incident, the police face the challenge of taking strict action against such criminals. The report mentions no arrest and no action by the police. The information available so far is only that the incident took place on October 31 at IFFCO Chowk, and that the whole episode was recorded by the car's dashcam.