Bhopal

Baghsewania police arrest three engaged in mobile phone robbery

Staff Reporter

Three miscreants involved in robbery were arrested by Baghsewania police station were nabbed on Tuesday and recovered a mobile phone and vehicle used in the robbery; two accused hold past criminal record, said police.

Based on information in the robbery, accused Krishna Giri, Santosh and Saurabh detained and when they were quizzed they confessed robbery and recovered mobile phone which was robbed from the victim and bike used in the crime.

The victim Nakul Sharma was robbed in Lal Tanki area of Amrai by the accused.  The modus operandi of the crime was to target by wandering different areas and targeting lone victims and snatching mobiles from the people.

The victim Nakul Sharma was acquainted with the accused. In the investigation later it was found that  Krishna   has been booked by Habibganj police.

According to the police, the victim was moving towards his house in Baghsewnia when the accused asked and later snatched and escaped with the mobile phone. The victim got injured after he tried to grab them. Later, the victim reached police and lodged a complaint.

Based on the complaint and after the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and started further investigation.

The three were arrested by the police in the investigation. The accused was trying to escape from the state capital but were nabbed before they could leave. Other details are under investigation said police.