The GRP Bhopal busted a gang of mobile phone thieves who are less than 10 years old, these minors used to rob mobile phones in moving trains. Three mobile phones were also found which were looted by the accused.
During the interrogation, the three told the police that they wanted to organise Ganesha procession and for that want to buy an idol.
According to the information, Ejaz Khan, a resident of Bhanpur, does marketing. He was coming from Ganjbasoda to Bhopal by Chhattisgarh Express at around 8 pm on July 16. The train decelerated before Bhopal railway station. He was near the gate and using mobile phone.
Meanwhile, three children from outside attacked him with sticks due to which the mobile phone fell from his hands.
Fortunately, he was knocked unconscious by the stick and fell inside the train. After this, the three ran away with the mobile phone. Police caught the three children on Tuesday night.
Among them are two real brothers. One is only 6 years old. All the three live near railway tracks in the Chhola area. However, after the robbery, he had switched off the mobile phone.
On Tuesday, the mother reached the mobile shop to open her password and as soon as the shopkeeper switched on the mobile, the police got the location. The mother told that her child's mobile and when the police interrogated the child, he confessed to the crime along with two other accomplices.
The children told the police that a 14-year-old boy from the neighborhood used to commit such incidents. He had explained this method of robbery.