Overview

• In-car CCTV footage, shared widely by Mumbai TV and online, shows two men knocking on both sides of a slowing vehicle before an accomplice grabs a phone from the seat.
• The theft occurred on the SLR bridge in Kurla as the driver’s attention was diverted, and the culprits fled within seconds.
• The victim, a Navi Mumbai resident, filed a complaint that led to an FIR at Vinoba Bhave Police Station.
• Mumbai Police are reviewing surveillance footage and have urged drivers not to roll down windows or unlock doors for strangers in traffic.
• The tactic mirrors distraction thefts previously attributed to the so-called Thak-Thak Gang in cities such as Delhi and Meerut, and no arrests have been reported.