{"id":138393,"date":"2025-05-15T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=138393"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:31:59","slug":"crime-wave-in-guwahati-shocking-pickpocketing-incident-exposes-citys-security-flaws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=138393","title":{"rendered":"Crime Wave in Guwahati: Shocking Pickpocketing Incident Exposes City\u2019s Security Flaws"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6215b345 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-136520\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-Logo-Smal-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"49\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=137849\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">G<\/span>uwahati<\/a>, <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">once celebrated for its vibrant culture and bustling markets, has recently witnessed a disturbing rise in criminal activities, transforming the city into a playground for crime. A recent incident involving a nurse has highlighted the pressing issue of safety in public spaces, particularly on public transport.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138397\" style=\"width: 848px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Shocking Pickpocketing Incident Exposes City\u2019s Security Flaws\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138397 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vlcsnap-2025-05-15-16h18m06s910-2025-05-3330d6f9c88082595169dbbbb1e314df.avif\" alt=\"Shocking Pickpocketing Incident Exposes City\u2019s Security Flaws\" width=\"848\" height=\"478\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vlcsnap-2025-05-15-16h18m06s910-2025-05-3330d6f9c88082595169dbbbb1e314df.avif 848w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vlcsnap-2025-05-15-16h18m06s910-2025-05-3330d6f9c88082595169dbbbb1e314df-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vlcsnap-2025-05-15-16h18m06s910-2025-05-3330d6f9c88082595169dbbbb1e314df-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vlcsnap-2025-05-15-16h18m06s910-2025-05-3330d6f9c88082595169dbbbb1e314df-750x423.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Shocking Pickpocketing Incident Exposes City\u2019s Security Flaws<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The theft occurred during the nurse&#8217;s routine commute from Apsara in Paltan Bazar to Ganeshguri. While traveling on a crowded city bus, she became the victim of pickpocketing, losing 1,700 rupees and several vital documents. The incident raises significant concerns about the effectiveness of security measures in place, even in a city that prides itself on being a &#8220;smart city.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to the nurse, two women boarded the bus at Khanapara, one sitting in front of her and the other behind. Unbeknownst to her, they were plotting to steal from her bag. The nurse recounted her experience, stating, \u201cI had papers and 1,700 rupees in my bag. I got into the vehicle in Apsara. In Khanapara, two women boarded the bus at ABC. One was in front of me, and the other was behind me. I didn\u2019t notice who took the money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">She realized her belongings were missing only after disembarking at Ganeshguri, where she discovered her bag was open and its contents had been pilfered. In a panicked attempt to recover her items, she searched for the thieves but lost track of them as they exited the bus in different directions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guwahati, once celebrated for its vibrant culture and bustling markets, has recently witnessed a disturbing rise in criminal activities, transforming the city into a playground for crime. A recent incident involving a nurse has highlighted the pressing issue of safety in public spaces, particularly on public transport. The theft occurred during the nurse&#8217;s routine commute [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"How a Nurse Became a Victim of Theft on a Public Bus, Raising Questions About Safety Measures in Smart Cities"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[45736,45734,45748,45744,45729,45747,45743,45739,45733,45732,45742,45731,45730,45738,45737,45740,45746,45745,45741,45735],"class_list":["post-138393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ghy","tag-ganeshguri-safety-concerns","tag-guwahati-apsara","tag-guwahati-community-safety","tag-guwahati-commuter-safety","tag-guwahati-crime","tag-guwahati-crime-prevention","tag-guwahati-crime-statistics","tag-guwahati-crowded-bus-theft","tag-guwahati-nurse-theft","tag-guwahati-pickpocketing","tag-guwahati-public-space-safety","tag-guwahati-public-transport","tag-guwahati-safety","tag-guwahati-security-measures","tag-guwahati-smart-city-issues","tag-guwahati-theft-incident","tag-guwahati-transportation-safety","tag-guwahati-urban-crime","tag-guwahati-womens-safety","tag-paltan-bazar-crime"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/138396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}