How can you protect yourself from theft this Diwali?
Posted on: 16/Oct/2014 5:50:17 PM
With the festival of lights fast pacing, chances are that you may get into the hunt for shopping new things and dresses in densely crowded areas. Good things come with equal number of bad and so is your shopping experience. You ought to beware of prowlers and robberies when all your attempts are avid on purchasing new things. Let’s take a quick look on the possible ways of robbery in our city:
· If you’re carrying your kid with you, the robber may pinch your baby and divert your attention. By the time you get your baby convinced, he would get quenched with all your pocket full of money
· If the robber comes to know about the money you have, he would apply a staining material on your dress and bring it to your notice. He will then help you in giving water and in washing it off soon. By this way, your focus and cautiousness are diverted
· The robber would gather the attention of a huge crowd by saying that his purse is lost. By doing so, he will show his theft action on the entire gathering
· This is for those who have plans to get gold ornaments for this Diwali. Robbers may approach you in disguise as police men and ask for bill proofs. You will then be told to collect your gold ornaments from the nearby police station
· For those who wear more ornaments while shopping, make a note of this. You may be approached by a stranger and given free advise not to wear gold ornaments in such crowded place. The so called helper will offer you papers to remove and store your ornaments which he will rob from you in very few seconds
· Elderly people are always more prone to such robbery cases. Here goes an alert for the elderly. Aged or elderly person who carries more load will be approached and given helping hand to carry the goods. This in turn will be robbed in no time
· In other cases, the robber may try to slew your attention towards other aspects like leakage of petrol, wheel puncture, etc and try to attempt robbery
· If at all you find the single person or a group of people following you throughout, chances are that they are eyeing on you to find the right time to steal your money
· There is yet another way of grabbing your money. The robber may turn your focus towards girls or ladies and make use of the right time when you aren’t cautious
· When you carry huge loads in your hand, you are likely to focus only on few bags a and not all. The robber will eye on it and steal the bag to which you pay least attention
Just the way you are choosy in picking the right dress and jewel, you need to be careful in keeping your belongings safe.
With care, Live Chennai
