More than 40 premium smartphones were purloined from revelers during the popular French music artist DJ Snake’s performance at the Sunburn Arena concert in Bandra-Kurla-Complex.
The police became alert when they received several complaints regarding phone theft during the concert that was being held on Saturday night at MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) which led them to probe deeper into the matter. The police accused the culprits of taking advantage of the jam-packed venue that saw a massive inflow of crowd as the popular event took place once again after the lifting of pandemic restrictions.
@djsnake what about my phone got stolen 😭😭😭? pic.twitter.com/4wCB5lbB4W
— Mohan komati (Mercy) (@Mohankomati7) November 27, 2022
According to reports, the event barred the entry of handbags, backpacks, and other baggage, and people were only allowed to enter after the verification of their Identity cards. It has also been reported that as many as six people have been taken into custody and 15 phones have been recovered since.
The police are now looking into the CCTV footage of the venue for identifying and apprehending the suspects. They have reportedly registered fourteen FIRs under section 379 of the IPC (Indian Penal Code). The police reported that as soon as the people realized that their phones were missing, they raised the alarm and many even went to the police station. People also took to Twitter, complaining about the thefts.
Dikshit Gedam, The deputy commissioner of police of zone 8, has assured that their investigation is on and they are looking further into the matter with all the technical help available.
Thank U Mumbai 🤍
Legendary Night. pic.twitter.com/boI4CmEBbS— DJ SNAKE (@djsnake) November 27, 2022
A similar incident was reported the previous month when a suspect was arrested by the Netherlands police when he was caught with dozens of phones that were believed to have been stolen from the Amsterdam Music Festival held at the Johan Cruijff Arena on 22 October.
The concert in Mumbai was a part of the ‘Taki Taki’ creator’s India tour. He has also performed in cities like Delhi NCR, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad. Originally named William Sami Étienne Grigahcine, the artist is also scheduled to perform at the Soundstorm Festival to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 1 December, which would be followed by shows in Thailand and Indonesia.
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