Ludhiana, Aug. 18 -- The police have identified the man involved in the August 15 snatching incident in Model Town, where a 55-year-old woman was left seriously injured just metres from her home. Investigators revealed that the accused, a resident of Tajpur Road, is a repeat offender with two snatching cases already lodged against him. He had been out on bail since May 28.

Police further said that the scooter used in the crime was itself stolen by the accused from the Tajpur area barely a week ago. After the crime, he parked it at Ludhiana railway station before slipping away on foot towards Kesarganj Mandi. CCTV footage has captured his movements, and teams are on the lookout to arrest him.

The victim, Alka Malhotra, wife of a city bus...