Khajuri police have nabbed three miscreants from Shankar Nagar and recovered one mobile phone and motorbike used in the robberies; accused have been booked for 8 crimes in different places in the city.
According to the police, acting on a tip off, regarding a youth with a stolen mobile phone and a motorbike used in the burglary was nabbed and when he was questioned he was not able to provide the details of the mobile phone and later confessed robbery along with his two accomplices.
The three miscreants were identified as Ranjeet Vishwakarma (21), Rahul Panthi (21) and Santosh Kantkole (32) of Udiya Basti in Chola Mandir area. The nabbed miscreants have been booked by different police stations of the city for robbery and other crimes.
Police said that the miscreants used to target the people at deserted areas and would rob their valuables by threatening them.
last month, the miscreants robbed a youth at Kalukhedi and relieved him of a mobile phone and Rs 6000 in the evening. The victim lodged a complaint with the Khajuri police and based on the complaint a case under section 392 of the IPC was registered. later in the investigation police found that the miscreants involved in the burglary were in Shankar Nagar and acting on a tip off a police team reached the area and nabbed a youth who was identified as Ranjeet and when he was quizzed he confessed burglary with his two accomplices Rahul and Santosh.