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One arrested for snatching purse of PM Modi’s niece

One arrested for snatching purse of PM Modi’s niece

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One arrested for snatching purse of PM Modi’s niece

The DelhiPolice has arrested a man for snatching the handbag of Damyanti Ben Modi – the nieceof Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The accused has been identified as Nonu andthe police have recovered the belongings that were snatched from her.

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According to reports, Damayanti Ben's purse contained cash of Rs. 50,000 and two mobile phones when she was alighting from an auto-rickshaw on Saturday.

"Icame to Delhi and reached Gujarati Samaj Bhavan on Saturday morning. I wasscheduled to take a flight for Gujarat in the evening. I was getting off theauto-rickshaw when the snatchers targeted me," Damayanti Ben said.

Later,based on her complaint, police registered a case and identified both thesnatchers from CCTV visuals.

It maybe mentioned here that the incident occurred only a few kilometres from theresidence of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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