Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- In yet another snatching incident in Chandigarh, a 22-year-old security guard was robbed of his mobile phone near Sector-46.

The city has witnessed over 70 snatching cases since the start of the year, with a visible spurt in cases since July.

The latest incident took place on September 1, when the victim, Sanjeev Kumar, who works as a guard at Kotak Mahindra Bank in Sector-46, was on headed to duty around 9.45 pm. He said when he was about to reach the bank, two unidentified youths on a black motorcycle approached him. The pillion rider, wearing a yellow shirt, snatched Sanjeev's mobile phone as he was placing it in his pocket while talking. The accused then sped away from the spot.

Sanjeev said he was not able t...