Complaints of mobile phone theft have been pouring in at Diljit Dosanjh’s crowded concert held in Jaipur on Sunday. Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph said the city police suspect that a gang barged into the concert and fled with mobile phones. He also said that some phones were reported missing at the entrance.
SHO (Sanganer Sadar) Nand Lal Jat said 32 FIRs have been filed in the case so far. However, sources say more complaints have been received. After the concert, a large number of people reached the police station to lodge FIRs, stating that around 100 mobile phones went missing during the three-hour show.
Sources further said that the huge crowd at the event created an environment for thieves to take advantage of the situation. Many phones fell due to jostling in the crowd and reports were filed only against those who had documents of their phones. While the police registered 32 FIRs, many of the people who lost their phones had come to watch the show from Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.
A woman from New Delhi told the police that she had come to Jaipur especially to watch the concert but her phone was stolen as soon as she entered. Another victim said that the heavy crowd at the entrance made it easy for someone to steal the mobile phone.
The police are currently questioning some suspects to identify the gang responsible for the theft. They said similar incidents had taken place at concerts in other cities, including New Delhi, where mobile theft gangs targeted concert goers.