Gurgaon: Two motorcycle-borne men snatched an iPhone 17 from an American Express employee waiting for his friends outside a liquor shop in Sector 29 on Thursday night, injuring him in the face with a sharp object when he resisted.The victim, Vaibhav Verma, a senior customer care professional with American Express and a resident of Civil Lines, told police that he had visited Ireo The Grand Arch in Sector 58 with his parents and brother on Nov 5. While returning, his father dropped him near Huda Gymkhana Club, outside Jaguar Wines in Sector 29, around 10.25pm.Verma was waiting for his friends and speaking to one of them on his phone around 10.32pm when two men wearing helmets arrived on a motorcycle. The pillion rider snatched his phone before the two attempted to flee.Verma tried to resist, but one of the men struck him in the face with a sharp object, leaving an injury mark. He could not note the motorcycle’s registration number as the suspects fled.He then tried to chase them and even took a lift from a passing motorcyclist but failed to catch up. Using the passerby’s phone, he informed his father about the incident. After his family reached the spot, his brother called the police emergency helpline 112.A police team reached the spot, recorded Verma’s complaint and photographed his injuries. A snatching case has been registered at Sector 29 police station, and police are examining CCTV footage from the area to identify the suspects.Verma told police that the stolen phone contained important personal, company-related and banking data.
