India, May 18 -- A bike-borne miscreant on Monday snatched the mobile phone of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Chhattisgarh Assembly speaker Dharamlal Kaushik during his morning walk in Chhattisgarh's Raipur, police said.

The development comes at a time when Union home minister Amit Shah is in the state for several programmes scheduled in Raipur and Bastar.

According to police, the incident occurred near the PWD bridge when Kaushik was out for a morning walk. A biker allegedly snatched his mobile phone and fled from the spot before he could react.

Station house officer (SHO) Civil Lines Yaman Devangan said the incident took place near the PWD bridge.

"The mobile phone of the senior leader was snatched at around 1...