IPL: How Cops Track Snatchers, Dogs at Chepauk

AROUND 35,000 PEOPLE flocked to the MA Chidambaram Stadium — also known as Chepauk — to watch the MS Dhoni versus Virat Kohli duel on March 28.

- VENKATA KRISHNA B Chennai, April 20

During the match, the Greater Chennai Police received a notification of a stolen mobile phone through the QR code pasted in different parts of the stadium. To pick from the crowded stands was a difficult task. But police not only found the offender but also recovered 84 stolen phones, including those picked from the stadium, in just two days.