New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- A 33-year-old repeat offender was arrested for allegedly snatching the iPhone of a 37-year-old US national in north Delhi's Chandni Chowk on January 15, police said on Wednesday. The victim had gone to the area for shopping.

The late-night snatching outside Omaxe mall was captured on CCTV, which showed the foreigner chasing the scooter-borne suspect.

The accused, identified as Tausif alias Toshif, a resident of Ajmeri Gate, was arrested on January 19 while allegedly planning another snatching. The stolen iPhone 14 was recovered from him, said deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia.

"During interrogation, he confessed to another mobile phone snatching near Old Delhi railway station on January 12, three ...