Mobile thefts in BMTC Buses

Hey guys,

Now I am habitual of watching commuters loose there mobile phones daily. This post is about one such incident happened with me just 2 days back. I left my office quite late and was in hurry to reach home ASAP. In the process I got into BMTC bus route no. 201G. I travel from Bannerghatta road to Kalyan nagar to reach my sweet home. On the way home in the bus, near koramangala signal(Sony world), I saw Bus no. 8 overtaking my bus which compelled me to ditch this bus and sit in that and did so. Bus was not crowded like it is on any other day. Along with me came a gang of 4-5 young guys all in the age 22-24 covering me all around. Two or three of those guys were behind me and rest before!! At that moment nothing came to my mind & I started pushing two of them to move inside the bus. My way to move into the bus was blocked by two guys. I was not in a mood to fight, so I kept my cool and was finding a way into the bus on my own.

I couldn’t realize that I was stuck between those 4-5 guys & they were pushing me on door steps & at the same time they cried and begged "Please stop the bus, we are in the wrong bus". So, after few moments the driver stopped the bus & finally I succeeded in pushing them down & proceeded towards a vacant seat. Few years of my stay in Bangalore and few years of work experience made me realize the fact that everything wasn’t right. My left hand without my permission went into my left jean pocket only to return Empty!!! Yes… my mobile was STOLEN. I immediately made my presence felt in the bus by promptly sounding the alarm. It did not take me any time to realize that gang of 5 was the villain. Nice part of the story is, the ever speeding BMTC bus stopped for my sake. Without wasting even a sec, I jumped off the bus & ran behind those guys. I went near them and with all my power caught hold of one of them. I asked him “Haan Bhayya Mera mobile kiske pass hai”. In response, one guy picked up a big stone with an intention of pounding me... So, their intentions were clear & I knew that they were professional Mobile snatchers. I don't know what happened to me, I was not at all scared of all those guys. To my advantage, this incident took place near Koramangala signal main road, so I think they all were a bit scared. I just asked in loud voice to return my cell, who ever has taken. So, after watching my approach & built, one of them took out my cell from his back pocket & handed it to me. I just said "I don't know why you people do all these things" and ran back to bus.

Thankfully, bus was stilllllll waiting for me. As soon as I boarded the bus, people started asking, "Did u get your cell back", "Did u see their faces" etc. I said few months back I lost my cell in a similar incident, this was the second time in Bangalore. Thank God for my presence of mind.

I sat back on my seat & felt a sigh of relief. I thanked God for saving me this time. I think these mobile snatchers are increasing day by day & making life of daily commuters miserable.

Line of the day: Hard earned money will always stay!!!

The Technology!

They encircle one person on the foot board. They start pushing that person from all sides & will not allow to move anywhere from that foot board. A person’s mind is totally diverted in balancing himself & trying to move from that mess. In the meantime one person from behind flicks the cellphone in your pocket & once the cellphone is visible at the top of the pocket, another person from behind takes it quite cleverly. So, this is totally a team work done by professionals.

I did not even notice, when my cell was flicked from my pocket. I am waiting for the day, when I will catch them red handed & beat them black and blue.

So, I request all the daily commuters to take special care of their belongings, especially mobile phones. These incidents occur quite frequently in bus no. 201. Try keep your mobile in your bag, you might miss some calls but not the cell itselfJ.

It hurts when you loose your cell phone in this kind of incident along with all important documents, pics, videos, contacts etc. I know nothing will change here but I request everybody to be alert at every point of time. Don't be a part of rat race. This is your life, take it easy & live it easy.

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