Bengaluru entrepreneur foils bag theft in London, says India is 1000 times safer

A cab ride from London's Euston station turned tense for Bengaluru entrepreneur Kaushik Mudda after a man allegedly distracted him with a fake puncture warning while another tried to steal his bag.

In Short

• Bengaluru entrepreneur targeted by thieves in London
• Two men tried to steal his bag from a taxi boot, he fought them off
• He said India is 1000 times safer than London

A Bengaluru-based entrepreneur claimed he was targeted by thieves outside London’s Euston station on his first night in the city after two men attempted to steal his bag from a taxi.

Kaushik Mudda, co-founder of Ethereal Machines, shared his experience on X, saying he had just left Euston station and placed his bags in the boot of a cab. A man then approached him claiming that the taxi had a punctured tyre.

Mudda stepped out to check and spotted another man with his hand inside the boot, allegedly trying to steal his bag. He pushed the man down, grabbed his bag and the two men ran away.

“First night in London - got out of Euston, put my bags in cab’s boot. Sat down, a guy appears claiming the tyre was punctured. Jumped out and saw another guy whose hand was inside the boot to steal my bag. Pushed him down, I grabbed my bag and they ran. India is 1000 times safer,” Mudda said in his post.

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His post prompted several people to share similar experiences around London’s Euston station and other parts of the city.

One person claimed they had encountered a similar attempted theft outside Euston station. Someone approached them for directions while they were guarding their bags, and they noticed another person “almost” stealing their belongings before both men fled.

One of the users also described the area around Euston as “notorious for theft,” claiming a colleague had been mugged and had her phone stolen twice in six months. The user also said their sister had her phone stolen near Covent Garden.

“Everyday crime and beat policing have unfortunately taken a backseat,” a user said, attributing the situation to a lack of personnel caused by inadequate funding. They added that it was difficult to pin the blame on individuals and described it as a wider “system” issue.

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