Bag-snatching

A Malaysian sportswear company claims it has come up with a new device to help catch thieves - specifically bag snatchers - red-handed. Literally.

A member of the infamous "Thak-Thak" gang - known for first distracting car drivers and then walking away with their valuables - was arrested in Delhi in connection with a series of bag-snatching cases, police said Wednesday.

A British travel advisory has identified the Goan beach villages of Calangute and Candolim as hubs of theft and bag-snatching gangs. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advisory, updated on June 13, has cautioned travellers from Britain to be "particularly careful" in order to ward off bag snatchers, who often strike in the Candolim and Calangute b...

A Malaysian sportswear company claims it has come up with a new device to help catch thieves - specifically bag snatchers - red-handed. Literally.

A member of the infamous "Thak-Thak" gang - known for first distracting car drivers and then walking away with their valuables - was arrested in Delhi in connection with a series of bag-snatching cases, police said Wednesday.

A British travel advisory has identified the Goan beach villages of Calangute and Candolim as hubs of theft and bag-snatching gangs. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advisory, updated on June 13, has cautioned travellers from Britain to be "particularly careful" in order to ward off bag snatchers, who often strike in the Candolim and Calangute b...