India, March 31 -- A dramatic chase in Palghar's Vangaon village on Saturday evening took an unexpected turn when a fleeing mobile thief tumbled into a 50-foot-deep well-only to be rescued by the residents who were searching for him.

The accused, Mahadev Shinde, 27, had snatched a mobile phone from a local market stall, hoping for a quick getaway. However, his escape plan hit a technical snag when he realised the phone required facial recognition to unlock. Desperate, he approached a nearby mobile shop, attempting to bypass the security features. But his nervous behaviour raised suspicion, prompting the shopkeeper to question him about the phone's ownership.

Faced with a barrage of inquiries, Shinde panicked. Instead of answering, he gr...