The mobile phone of Professor Asif Nazrul, a prominent legal scholar and former adviser to the interim government, was snatched by an opportunist thief in the capital on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 pm while he was travelling in his vehicle. The perpetrator seized the device through an open car window before fleeing the scene within seconds. Asif Nazrul himself confirmed the theft through a personal statement published on his official social media profile on Facebook later that evening.
Describing the sudden snatching in his social media post, Asif Nazrul recounted the exact moment of the theft. “My car window was open. Within a second, a young man snatched the mobile phone and ran away. This happened around 7:30 tonight,” he wrote. Expressing deep frustration over his own momentary lapse in vigilance, the former adviser admitted being dismayed that leaving the vehicle window down provided the perpetrator with such a swift opportunity to commit the crime.
Efforts are currently underway by law enforcement authorities to track down the snatched handset and apprehend the culprit involved. However, given the potential risks associated with unauthorised access to his device, personal contact list, and digital accounts, Asif Nazrul issued an urgent advisory to the public, colleagues, and acquaintances. He requested everyone to remain vigilant and ignore any suspicious messages, financial demands, extortion attempts, or threats sent from his phone number or associated messaging applications.
In the final portion of his message, the former interim adviser sought good wishes and prayers from the public so that law enforcement agencies might successfully recover the stolen device intact. The news of the snatching involving such a high-profile academic and former government figure quickly circulated across social media platforms, drawing public concern and sparking widespread discussion regarding street safety and opportunist snatching incidents in the capital.
