DARING OF CHAIN SNATCHER
I have come across the following incident through a reliable source:
Near Akashdham Apartments in Dwarka, few days ago, one lady was walking and the two boys on a biker snatch her chain and ran away.
The twosome came back little later and slapped that lady abusing, Saali, artificial chain pahanti hai, hame dhoka dethi hai and ran away again throwing the chain-snatched litter earlier upon her.
It is shocking, appalling, interesting or any thing else does not k now what to say.
Who is responsible for this boldness of the snatchers? M K GUPTA
Its very disappointing to see a casual comment 'There is nothing extraordinary......' by the area SHO who is primarily responsible for maintaining law and order in Dwarka . Sunil Sareen
Rama & I was talking in the morning regarding a probable action we can initiate in the coming week. This forum can facilitate a platform for all other forums to represent some key persons and invite the SHOs of both Dwarka & Palam Village PSs and also may be some more senior officials and assembly representatives. We may express our anguish, put across some suggestions to tackle the issues and seek a time bound program to implement some proactiveness from the Law & Order side. Mahadevan
We could also raise a complaint with the Delhi Government on this. I happened to come across the link to the Grievance Redressal Form on the Delhi Govt website: http://164.100.52.13/delhionline/jsp/pgram/CitizenNewGrievance.jsp
This link has the option of directing the grievance to a particular department, say MCD, Power, Transport etc. and thereby can be used to highlight other issues that we as a group have bought into the notice of Govt agencies like Garbage cleaning, unauthorised construction etc. Biju Nair
On oct21 st around 3 pm purses of three ladies were snatched by the bikers in sector-14 main road. It was informed to the police. I am also trying to get in touch with victims. Sushil
One more chain snatching from a lady from our society near Sector 10 Metro station. The bikers did that again. Again...no complaint was registered. People do not think it is necessary to lodge a complaint because they feel:
1. The lost material/chain will not be found.
2. Police will not record an FIR
3. The Police will not initiate any action because they are hand in glove with these snatchers.
I am aware that DF is planning a meeting with SHO shortly.
It has become dangerously common affair in Dwarka. How do we tackle this which is becoming a menace. What do we do for the Police inaction. Everything is happening under their nose..A Visit to Sector 6/10 market and you can see the nexus. Do we start putting up posters ..loud and clear all over Dwarka .."Beware of chain snatchers - Bikers" - " DO NOT WEAR ANY ORIGINAL GOLD CHAINS - IF YOU HAVE TO WEAR PLS WEAR ARTIFICIALS ONLY". Is this the way to go about. Will it have any effect on the Police. Will someone in the higher up wake up and ask why there is no action against this crime. which has been in the news for sometime now. Sudha Iyer
On Oct19 Sunday at around 11.00 am at the gate of Cosmos Society in sector 10 two bikers tried to snatch the chain of one Mrs Choudhay, resident of 1045 of Apna Villa. She has managed to lodg an FIR and told the undersigned that she is satisfied with the action of the police so far. Mrs. Choudhary has sustained some injuries in saving her chain which was broken in to two pieces but she fouled the attempt with her prsence of mind and bravery by picking up a brick to throw on them and the snatcher ran away. Interesting, two-three Rikshaw walas were present there but they were silent spectators or did find the time to react. M K Gupta
I have written enough on this issue but not getting even slightest support from the victims and general public. One has to bear in mind that these are criminal cases and warrant specific actions as per the rules prescribed. Victims are not comming forward. Before you knock the door of court of law, you must have exhausted all the remedies available to you. Here the victims are not even filing the complaint with police. Its not possible that the Dwarka Forum will present the food in plate before the needy. The needy needs to act. We can only extend our support............ I am totally disappointed with the public actions...... I am sorry........ Ashok Chiatanya
I was discussing about this with the beat constable,he informed that on the day of janamasthami there were 16 cases of chain snatching, as per him after the creation of palam police station and new police choki in sector 10 ( there is already one in sector 16 ) it is going to be more helpful for law and order situation for dwarka , chain snatching and encroachment are two major problems of the area and for both these problems if residents put pressure on the SHO it will definately produce positive results ,for chain snatching his suggestion was that there should be enough pickets at least three times a day which will help in nabbing these bike snatchers and will infuse fear in them Df should meet the SHO and other higher officers regarding this Rajiv solanki
I find some of us are upset with poor Public Response. Well,general public was always like this,but,it does not mean the Police & Local Administration can go to sleep. Its a well known fact that mob mentality/unethical behaviour/petty thefts etc., are direct product of blatant Illegal Encroachment of Public Land,Misuse of Public Facilities &Property,Poor/No up-keep of Parks,Roads & By-lanes,Parking Areas,Unauthorised Occupation of Verandas by shopkeepers,and so on. When you maintain certain orderly & clean surroundings,at all times,there will be no place for criminals to sit and operate. Let 'Beat Duty Police'(if at all they are on duty?) every suspicious looking person his credentials and purpose of visit , for the sake of Security of Dwarka Sub City.
Let every shopkeeper decide to keep his car at home and get dropped /picked to his place of work,to keep the Parking FREE for the customers only. Let every Business House & Political Party decide to FREE the area of Bills & Hoardings and all publicity be by Leaflets/TV/Radio only. These THREE actions will soon create Singapore like environment & culture around us. But are Shopkeepers,Politicians & Police are ready to cooperate??? Darshan.
It is very unfortunate that we are constantly living in a sense of fear, gloom and insecurity. An honest, law-abiding citizen deserves to live with pride, peace and dignity after having worked so hard for a living; but ironically, (s)he is forced to lock himself in with his hard-earned belongings! A chain is an identity for a woman; esp. married women. A little cash, a mobile become a necessity these days. But these very things have become a source of danger and fear. Cycle-rickshaws, which I took pride in taking one because it was eco-friendly and fairly affordable, can be easy targets for all crimes.The way things are, organised crime like chain snatching, robbery etc.have become a full-fledged occupation for criminals and things are only getting worse.Some of you might have stayed elsewhere before or are aware of how such things are dealt with in other cities. WHAT is happening in Dwarka? Why the thugs are getting bolder and bolder everyday? I still think of the days when crime in Dwarka was unheard of; 6 years ago even when Dwarka population was scant. It was a safer place then. rashmi kulkarni
I think crimes flourish in an area where the residents develop an insensitive attitude towards others around them, if all I get is a blank look or helpless look when I raise alarm then nothing can help us.
Lets us face the fact that terror is now thronging our doorsteps and if we do not react even now, then we will be the next victim. So what we need is waking up and if that means literally blowing the trumpet then lets do it. Lets start keeping vigil ourselves and mind our boundaries ourselves. Lets ensure that our community is safe by each one ensuring that atleast the residents of their apartments are. Here is the agenda:
1. Our streets (main roads, service lanes, back lanes and green belts) should all be well lit.
2. We have to stop ALL illegal constructions, sorry, but that means no chinese food vans and no road side vendors. We should; however, continue with the weekly markets but they should be at their designated places with again a lot of vigil and under police supervision
3. The police will also have to be awaken to action, u will see increased number of police patrol vans around but to no avail as numbers can't account for inaction. They have to be taken to task too.
4. With Diwali fast approaching we have to ensure that the main markets have only one entrance-- that is a must, all entrants should be thoroughly checked for suspected articles.
5. Cleanliness is not next to Godliness for nothing, if we keep our neighborhood clean atleast anything amiss will be noticed clearly and early.
6. All workers and daily labour along with rickshaw-wallas should be issued an ID card to control infiltration to some extent
7. Do we really need as many wine-and-beer shops as we have?
We should also educate all families and friends on self defence and staying alert at all times-we have to keep up with the fast changing times. vandana verma
Dwarkaties are safe only in their RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX because they have their OWN SECURITY ARRANGEMENTs at thier own COST. Outside the boundary wall they are not safe.
Encroachment is increasing every where in Dwarka whether it is approach road or main road. It is only because of concenred authorities and to some extent we are also responsible for this. anil nayal
EVEN I WONDER , HOW THOSE CHINNEASE FOOD VANS HAVE BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURES...
THEY MUST GO>>>
Can you imagine OFIICIALS and Authorites, how BLIND They have become ... ac'nt even see the BIG vans parked all over ??
IMAGINE THE MONEY THAT WOULD HVE CHANGED HANDS>>>>> LET"s THROW THEM OUT OF DWARKA...I MEAN ASK THEM TO THROW THEM OUT..After all we are living in a Civilaised Indian capital ???A den of corruption. Sunil Shukla
Must ask the law enforcement agencies to do their work. Apparently the laws and parameters exsist but are not enforced. In a few years from now the situation will be same as other congested colonies of Delhi. Those colonies wld have also had pavements to walk on and clear pathways once upon a time. We will also relate to our grandchildren stories of safe Dwarka which exsisted ,with clear pavements, less encroachments, even abt two years back.Wonder who is making money in this!!! R. Dua
On 13 th Nov, a girl was complaining about her purse snatching by the bikers to the constables at Sec. 6 market.
The constable taken her mobile number and wrote that on a newspaper in a casual manner and the girl left. The girl herself was not insistent though she got minor brushes on her palm also. I asked her about the details of the incident but she was very much apprehensive or afraid to share the same and left in a jiff. She has not even tried to giver her complaint in writing to the police. M K Gupta
People are very reluctant to report to police. Everyone is afraid. We had one more chain snatching incident with one of the residents in our society. It happened over the flyover (palam) on 12 th Nov at around 4.30pm. She said she was on a scooter (two wheeler) when the bikers came from behind, reduced the speed of the scooter and snatched the chain. The chain broke into half..one half remained with the lady. She said there were people around driving but no one came to their help and no one bothered to chase them. They gave them a chase themselves but could not catch them. Asusual, no report filed. And everyone is of the view that Police is very much in hand-in-glove with these chain snatchers. SudhaLabels: Dwarka Forum, security