A 19-year-old youth was nabbed on the charge of his involvement in looting Rs1200 cash from a 22-year-old youth by injuring him with a sharp edged weapon near Jain temple under Jehangirabad police station area. Two of the accused involved in the robbery and attack are absconding.
SHO Jehangirabad police Preetam Singh Thakur said that the victim Saurabh Rathore was robbed by three miscreants and when the victim raised alarm the three tried to escape but one of the miscreants was nabbed by the locals while two managed to escape the spot.
The three are pick picketers and have past criminal record. They have been booked by Hanumanganj and Telajamalpura police for pick pocketing, theft and burglary. Police were not able to provide details of any serious crime committed by the three.
A complaint was lodged with the Jehangriabad police by the victim. In the complaint the victim claimed that three miscreants stopped him and took his wallet at knife point and when he resisted one of the miscreants attacked him with a sharp edged weapon in which he sustained minor injury in his left hand.
The police have registered a case under section 394 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The nabbed accused was identified as Sabir (19) while the absconding accused were identified as Raja alias Nabbu and Faizu. The mastermind behind the crime is Faizu.
The victim is a resident of Shivpuri and came to the city for appearing in Police Constable Recruitment examination and stayed at hotel near Shabban square and when he was on his way to his hotel he was robbed.