NAGPUR: Three unidentified men allegedly snatched an iPhone 17 worth ₹50,000 from a 23-year-old youth while he was watching Instagram reels on his phone outside Vedant Hospital in the Ramdaspeth area of Nagpur.

The incident took place around 1.35 am on November 2, according to the complaint registered with Bajaj Nagar police station.

The complainant, Owais Nasir Khan, a resident of Rajiv Gandhi Ward in Sausar, Madhya Pradesh, had visited Vedant Hospital to meet a relative who was admitted there. While standing on the road outside the hospital and watching reels on his mobile phone, three men, aged around 20 to 25 years, approached him on a motorcycle.

According to the police complaint, the pillion rider sitting in the middle suddenly snatched the complainant’s deep-blue iPhone 17 from his hand. The trio then fled from the spot on their motorcycle.

The complainant subsequently attempted to trace the stolen phone but failed to locate the suspects. He later approached Bajaj Nagar police and lodged a complaint.

Police registered a case under Sections 304 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), as mentioned in the police record. The three suspects remain unidentified, and further investigation is underway.