Overview

• London-based content creator Onat Siahaan posted an Instagram clip contrasting how freely he uses his phone in Mumbai versus London.
• In the video, he appears relaxed with his phone in Mumbai but stays guarded and conceals it in London streets.
• He wrote that patrolling officers on bikes warned him immediately after filming in London about a rise in local phone snatchings.
• Siahaan framed his view through travel to more than 30 capital cities, saying London still feels unusually restrictive for everyday phone use.
• The clip went viral as commenters recounted theft and pickpocketing incidents in London, though coverage to date relies on anecdotes rather than new crime statistics.