Burqa‑Wearing Bike-Riding Thief Snatches Phone in Broad Daylight [Video]

A CCTV video from Peshawar showing a burqa-clad individual snatching a mobile phone from a student has gone viral.

In the footage, a burqa-wearing individual can be seen riding on a motorcycle with another individual. As they pass a student on the street, the burqa-clad passenger snatches the student’s phone. The student attempts to chase them, but the suspects flee the scene on the motorcycle.

In Peshawar, CCTV footage of a woman involved in a street robbery has gone viral.
The footage shows an alleged woman snatching a mobile phone from a student.
During the incident, a man can also be seen riding the motorcycle with the woman.
After the robbery, both suspects managed… pic.twitter.com/PBr2dpw1T6

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The video has drawn wide attention on social media, with many speculating about whether the suspect in the burqa was a woman or a man disguised to avoid detection.

SSP Operations Peshawar confirmed that police are reviewing the footage and investigating the possibility that the person in the burqa may not actually be a woman.

Authorities are working to trace the motorcycle and identify both suspects involved in the theft.