District police have successfully nabbed two miscreants who were involved in a robbery attempt that had left two women injured on link road number 1 on May 3 in the State capital.
Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Zone-1, Dilip Singh Tomar said that during the investigation two persons were detained and when they were questioned they accepted to have committed the crime. The miscreants were identified as Yogesh Bakodkar and Akash Sethi. The miscreants are residents of Tulsi Nagar.Defending the delay in the arrest of the miscreants ASP Tomar said that to evade arrest, the accused escaped to Nagpur but were arrested on their return to the city. Yogesh and Akash were detained from second stop. Around 30 criminal cases are registered against Yogesh while 15 criminal cases are registered against Akash at different police stations of the city, he added.
Notably, on May 3 at around 11 pm, when the victim Shweta Mishra along with her mother was on her way to back to home after buying medicines, they were attacked by two bike borne miscreants and tried to snatch her purse but she restricted them forcefully and succeeded in the effort but eventually fell after she lost the balance of the vehicle. In the incident victim’s mother Alka Mishra sustained injuries in her head.
The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where victim’s mother Alka Mishra was admitted and discharged later.Home Minister Babulal Gaur has instructed the police to take strict action against youths loitering in different areas of the city and to increase frequency of patrolling at places prone to anti-social and criminal activities after visiting the victims at the hospital.
He had praised the courage displayed by the victim and her mother and had assured recommending their names for gallantry awards.