Snatcher, accused of killing elderly woman from Arunachal, arrested

DELHI Police has arrested an alleged snatcher, accused in the death of a 66-year-old woman from Arunachal Pradesh who died after falling from an erickshaw while resisting a snatching attempt in north Delhi last month.

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The accused, identified as Umesh Khari (36), started snatching since 2004 and mainly targetted women of foreign origins or those who were not native to Delhi.

Sharing details, DCP (north) Manoj Kumar Meena said an incident of robbery took place with an elderly woman near Majnu Ka Tilla, Civil Lines on December 17.

The woman, Kunsang Chaki, was in the city with her children, and was staying at the Arunachal Bhawan.

At around 4pm on December 17, she was on her way to the Vidhan Sabha metro station from Majnu ka Tila when a man on a black bike attempted to snatch her bag. Her son, Pasang Dorjee, 45, told police that the bag contained ₹1 lakh, her phone, and ID cards.