Comments on: Mobile Pickpocket and I Feel So Lifeless

By: Kiran Kumar Singh

Kiran Kumar Singh — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:31:49 +0000

Brother, I am really facing the same embarrassment that you faced some days before. It’s really embarrassing brother as I lost my Motorola Motorockr E6e mobile at the morning time. It’s very irritating, I can’t express in words. SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Kiran Kumar Singh

Kiran Kumar Singh — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:31:02 +0000

By: Renaud

Renaud — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:23:29 +0000

they have taken my wallet with 13k and something, yesterday 10.12.2011 at Shivajinagar

By: Prabal

Prabal — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:37:28 +0000

Even i lost ma mobile….on 22nd May..Saturday night 9.35PM…BTM(Mico layout) Bus Stop…Bus No:201 going to Domlur..Normal bus..what Joel said..Same way they thefted ma mobile….Its just 5 second difference…I just shouted.. One guy told…some 2 guys got down the bus…so i got down started searching…no body was there..
Later i thought…..it was he.its him oly(90%),who told some 2 guys….balaa..blaa…
Its became a common issue in bangalore…201 Bus No..is in hit list of thefts….
Some thing…some solution need to be made..for these things..
Should stop crowding the bus…
Regular volvo buses to any place at any time…
Rikshaws should move on their metre price..not on their own …

By: Prabal

Prabal — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:34:13 +0000

Even i lost ma mobile….on 22nd May..Saturday night 9.35PM…BTM(Mico layout) Bus Stop…Bus No:201 going to Domlur..Normal bus..what Joel said..Same way they thefted ma mobile….Its just 5 second difference…I just shouted.. One guy told…some 2 guys got down the bus…I searched…no body was there..
Later i thought…..it was he.its him oly(90%),who told some 2 guys….balaa..blaa..
Its became a common issue in bangalore…201 Bus No..is in hit list of thefts….
Some thing…some solution need to be made..for these things..
Should stop crowding the bus…
Regular volvo buses to any place at any time…
Rikshaws should move on their metre price..not on their own …

By: Santosh

Santosh — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:35:29 +0000

I am a recent victim of this, and after reading these comments, I feel I should have read them earlier and avoided the frickin BMTC bus. The modus operandi was the same in my case too. One person was unnecessarily blocking me from getting into the bus, while others were pushing me from all sides. When I checked my pocket 30 seconds later, my iPhone was gone!!

I guess any such unnecessary blocking/pushing should be seen as a sure shot sign of pick pocketing activity, and the guy who is blocking/pushing unnecessarily should be thrashed then and there. Only then these buggers will learn a lesson.

The police is also involved in this I feel, because in most cases they refuse to take down a complaint, and act as if this is normal.

By: Kamal

Kamal — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:33:03 +0000

I too list my mobile in the same way, some three or four people crowded me n started pushing me from all around, after few minutes everything was clear, i dont know wat happnd, i checked my front pocket for my Nokia 5530 n it was gone…… It was dear to me n i really wish if i cud get my hands on that guy, wanna beat shit out of him…..

By: akshay

akshay — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:17:31 +0000

After reading the above posts, I now remember how I lost my Nokia 2690 today. I’m guessing that as soon as the bus 342 arrived at the Koramangala Water Tank bus stop many people surrounded me and started to push me to get inside the bus. It was a Pushpak bus ie front entry and one guy just stood near the door and blocked me from entering while others from behind started to push me from behind. In that complication somebody might have lifted my 1 month old mobile from my front left pocket. My wallet which was on front right pocket was safe. The guy who was standing in front of me did not board the bus and came outside the bus, hence this thought.

Guess there is a gang operating in this area & my friend has also lost his mobile near Domlur. In his case the police refused to take complaint & asked him to get the original bill of purchase of mobile.

In my case I needed to block my BSNL SIM. Even for blocking my SIM, BSNL asked for a police “Lost SIM” complaint (not FIR). Finally I took a duplicate SIM after giving a copy of police complaint.

What is a possible solution to mobile thefts ?

By: Saptee

Saptee — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:24:07 +0000

and these days, any expensive items in your pocket when u r boarding a f’ing BMTC bus is a liability..thats why I turned to private vehicle yrs back..couldn’t beat it though!

By: Saptee

Saptee — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:19:32 +0000

well, its still very fresh, about some 5 hrs back I wud say, was waiting for a volvo in the KBS and there were none for 20 straight mins, can u believe it? I touched my wallet at the rear pocket of my jeans and assured myself it is still there. Just when I was contemplating on putting it in my front pocket, noticed a bus of my direction just arriving..rushed at it, fought my way in to get a much needed seat and found the only empty seat was being reserved by the guy seating next to it with his damn bag..told him to move the bag, but he bluntly refused..I said f**k it in frustration and just touched my rear pocket as a habit and there! my wallet was gone by then..how guilty can u feel when u were just thinking of saving it minutes back and then couldn’t do that! I feel awful! I mean money comes and goes, thats fine, but loosing it like that..well I never felt more stupid in my life I bet!