New Delhi, April 8 An assistant professor at Delhi University (DU) recovered her stolen laptop, which contained six years of PhD work, using the "Find My App" after unknown individuals allegedly broke the window of her parked car on a busy road near the North Campus and made off with the bag.
The professor posted a two-part video on her Instagram handle, Praso Literature.
In the first video, posted two days ago, she said she had gone to the DU North campus with her husband for PhD-related work when the incident occurred.
"After work, we decided to go to Kamala Nagar because there was a college festival the next day, and I wanted to get some clothes altered. We parked our car on Bungalow Road, which is a very busy road," she said, adding that after which they went to a restaurant and then to a jewelry store in a rickshaw.
Recalling the series of events in the viral video, she said when they returned to their car, they saw that the driver's side window had been smashed.
"The glass window was broken," said the DU assistant professor. "We stood there, shocked and numb. Some people also came over to see what had happened, and they were also shocked."
She said that the bag containing her laptop was missing.
"My wallet was also stolen, along with an air purifier," she said, adding that they immediately called the police.
In the second part of the video, the professor explained how luck favored them.
"Once we got out of the police station, we went to a petrol station to get fuel. When I checked my phone, I was able to track the location of my laptop. It was at one place for the last half an hour," she said, while sharing a screenshot of her "Find My App" showing the location of the laptop.
She said that despite knowing that it would be risky to visit the place on their own, they visited the area.
"First, we spoke to a neighbor who told us that some boys lived there. A second neighbor told us that the boys had a criminal record," she said.
"The neighbors asked us to go to the terrace, as the boys lived on the first floor. When my husband went there, he saw that the boys were hiding the bag on someone else's terrace, and they moved after seeing my husband," she said.
The assistant professor said she was able to retrieve her bag containing her laptop. She said they found other stolen items there as well and called the police, who then detained the accused.