Panchkula, Aug. 29 -- Snatchers in the city have now shifted their targets to 'rehri pullers', with at least two incidents of alleged snatching, and two to three attempted snatchings have been reported this month.

Victims told HT on Thursday that the assailants, typically bike-borne young men, stop them in isolated areas and ask, "Do you have ganja with you?" before searching the victims and taking cash at knifepoint. The victims, who transport goods to various locations in the city and even to Chandigarh, and operate from a stand in Rally village in Sector 12-A are the most affected.

Raju, a 50-year-old from Sector 21, reported that on August 4 around 2 pm, two motorcyclists stopped him in Sector 4 and asked if he sold narcotics. They ...