Chirag Gothi | Edited by Dev Goswami
New Delhi, December 25, 2017 | UPDATED 10:24 IST
Indian diplomat Eenam Gambhir had her phone stolen by two bike-borne snatchers in Delhi's Rohini after the two stopped her on the pretext of asking for directions.
Eenam Gambhir is the first secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN (FILE)Young Indian diplomat Eenam Gambhir, who became a known name following a United Nations address in which she called Pakistan "terroristan", recently fell victim to a pair of mobile phone snatchers in New Delhi.
Gambhir, who is the first secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, had her phone snatched by two men on a motorbike who stopped her on the pretext of asking for directions. The incident took place Saturday night when Gambhir, who is in Delhi on vacation, was out on a post-dinner walk with her mother in the capital's Rohini area.
Following the incident, a case under Indian Penal Code sections 356 (assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person) , 379 (punishment for theft) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) was registered at the Rohini North police station.
According to Gambhir's statement, she was unable to note down the registration number of the motorbike since it was too dark. The police were yet to identify the two men as of Saturday evening.
"We have registered a case and are making efforts to trace the suspects. We have formed several teams and we're scanning footage from available cameras in the area," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Rajneesh Gupta.
Gambhir, a 2005-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, became a known name in India following her memorable rebuttal to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqqan Abbasi's maiden speech at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly session earlier this year.
In his speech, the Pakistani PM had called for the appointment of a "special envoy" for Kashmir and had alleged the "struggle of the people in the region [Kashmir] [was] being brutally suppressed by India".
In response, India fielded Gambhir, who said, "In its short history, Pakistan has become a geography synonymous with terror. The quest for a land of pure has actually produced 'the land of pure terror'."
"Pakistan is now 'terroristan'," Gambhir memorably added, "Its current state can be gauged from the fact that Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, a leader of the United nations designated terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, is now sought to be legitimised as a leader of a political party."
She hails from Delhi and is a mathematics graduate from Delhi University's Hindu College. At the United Nations, Eenam is in charge Security Council reform, counter-terrorism, cyber security issues.