| The increasing rate of crime in the Hyderabad and | | | | Rambhoopal Rao. |
| Cyberabad of Andhra Pradesh has reached a new | | | | It is the fourth case of attention diversion thefts |
| height with the educated people being fooled. In | | | | in twin cities. On Oct 12, a gang robbed Rs 5 lakh |
| the last few weeks there is a serious threat of | | | | from a person at Chaianyapuri after telling him |
| "Attention Diverters" who fool the people and | | | | that he had dropped some notes. When the man |
| perform the thefts. | | | | looked down to see, few young persons flee with |
| Diverted attention includes a range of activities | | | | his cash. |
| where the drivers' attention is directed away | | | | Same was with a pharma company staffer who |
| from the primary task of driving towards events, | | | | was fooled the same way at Secundrabad Clock |
| objects or people, inside- or outside-of-the-vehicle. | | | | Tower on Oct 7. |
| Crime cases hit a new high with diverse attention | | | | In another similar case on the same day, a gang |
| by unidentified youths | | | | snatched Rs 7.64 lakh from an employee of |
| On Tuesday two youth diverted the mind of a | | | | private firm at busy Khairtabad after throwing the |
| mother and son and fled with the Rs 4 lakh near | | | | liquid on his shirt during daytime.. The man could |
| Attapur junction in Rajendranagar. | | | | not understand what really happened. In few |
| According to the reports the theft occurred when | | | | seconds he lost lakhs of rupees. |
| Mr.Chandra Charan Goud, 25 and his mother, Ms | | | | Such gangs pre-plan and target the customers of |
| Siroman 55, were driving in their car Maruti Alto | | | | banks. In earlier cases they took away gold |
| to Rajendranagar at 11 am after withdrawing Rs | | | | jewellery and huge sums from customers in the |
| 4lakh from the Indian Bank of Nanal Nagar. | | | | same manner. The robbers grabbed the bag and |
| When they reached the Modern Restaurant area, | | | | run before you and you may not realize that they |
| two unidentified youth came alongside in their | | | | were offenders. So be cautioned of your amount |
| bikes and cautioned that oil is leaking from the car. | | | | on way after withdrawals. |
| Listening to this, the mother and son got down | | | | It is our hard earned money so we need to be |
| from the car to check, the bikers snatched the | | | | vigilant for it. And one should be very careful in |
| cash bag and fled. | | | | handling the cash and jewellery after withdrawals |
| Rajendra Nagar police has registered a case | | | | from banks. They should straight away go home |
| against the two youth and has alerted all | | | | or at any place where the amount has to be paid. |
| surrounding police stations about attention | | | | If they take the amount and wander for other |
| diversion cases. | | | | works the attention divert ants get an |
| Presumably the mother and son were fooled | | | | opportunity to rob your amount. Unless people |
| because "The youth appeared educated and | | | | get cautioned and wary of their cash such thefts |
| spoke in fluent English and that was why the | | | | will be on rise. |
| mother and son were fooled," said inspector, Mr | | | | |