Mysuru: A pedestrian has lost his mobile phone when miscreants waylaid him and snatched his mobile phone after threatening him with  knife on JLB Road here on Saturday night.

The pedestrian, who was relieved of his phone, has been identified as Dileep, a resident of Devaraja Mohalla in city.

Dileep, on Saturday night at about 7.30 was walking on JLB Road, when four persons surrounded him and caught hold of him. They later threatened him with a knife and snatched his Samsung J7 mobile phone and fled from the spot.

Devaraja Police, who have registered a case in this regard, are investigating.