Noida is famous for being notorious for quite a lot of things, but then so are the other neighbouring NCR areas. The news of robberies and theft has become very common and while these incidents don’t surprise anyone anymore, a new menace that is plaguing the area is robbing pizzas. Yes, no kidding! The basic, blissful, always tempting pizza.

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On an average, around a dozen pizzas are stolen in Noida every week. The incidents mostly go unreported because the authorities say that it’s just a goddamn pizza. One such delivery boy explained, “It's not as if they steal only one pizza when they rob you. Saare le jaate hain jitney ho aapke paas. Normally, a delivery boy carries 4-5 pizzas when out for delivery." The latest incident that came to light was on January 6th , when a delivery boy named Rajnish was robbed in broad daylight. In an interview to TOI, he explained,"I had parked my bike, and was looking for the address, when three men came on a bike, and snatched the pizzas from me. Before I could react, they sped off towards Sector 57."  A PCR van was nearby and with some help, Rajnish was able to get back the stolen pizzas in around 15 minutes. 

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Another fact that has come to light is that most of these robberies are happening near the area where most of the college campuses are located.  The managers of leading pizza chains admitted that initially they thought that the delivery boys were not telling the truth but when the frequency of these incidents increased, they finally saw that this was quite a menace. So, the next time you are in Noida, just don’t take care of your belongings. Take care of your pizzas as well!