12.45 pm: Rama, 62, a resident of Sector 23-D was soaking in the sun, lying down in the verandah of her house, when a youngster barged in and snatched her gold chain. He was wearing a yellow sweater, a pair of blue jeans and white sports shoes. Rama cried for help, but the accused sped away in their black motorbike. Another young man was waiting for him outside.

1.15 pm: Harjit Kaur, a resident of Sector 15-D, was on her way home from market when two youngsters riding a two-wheeler, both wearing helmets, attacked her. The pillion rider snatched her gold chain and fled. The area is one of the busiest marketplaces in the city and was crowded when the incident took place.

1.45 pm: Sudarshan Kumari, a Sector 10, Panchkula, resident who works in the UT Census department, was standing on the side of a road near her office at AP roundabout when two youngsters, riding a black Pulsar motorbike, attacked her. The pillion rider snatched her gold chain and sped away. She couldn’t see the rider, the pillion rider was a youngster with dark complexion and sported long hair.

It was again a field day for snatchers on prowl in the city on Wednesday, and all four incidents took place in broad daylight. None of the culprits could be caught despite dozens of check posts in place.

As many as 11 incidents of snatchings have taken place in the last 48 hours, all in the marketplaces and inner roads of sectors.

The police were left with egg on its face as while on one hand they failed to arrest anybody in this regard on the other hand one of its men deployed at an anti-snatching naka was caught accepting bribe. (See box)

A senior officer said: “We are going to intensify our patrolling in the coming days. The snatchers are definitely going to be rounded up. They can’t get away by creating such a disruption and disturbance on city roads. We are in process of developing certain vital clues, which would definitely bring results.”