Chandigarh Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a juvenile for allegedly committing a robbery from a security guard and two others with knife. Three more juvenile in the case are absconding, said police Ashok Kumar (Name changed) a 16 year-old boy resident of Chandigarh, was arrested by a team of UT police on Friday.
During investigation, Ashok identified his other accomplice (all juveniles) and police recovered a wallet containing documents of a complainant and a mobile phone from his possession which Ashok had snatched last week. “Police have arrested one accused involved in robbery case during a raid, while his three accomplice managed to escape from the spot,” said Kirpal Singh, SHO posted at PS sector-31.
Ashok along with his other three accomplices had committed a robbery on October 4 at Railway Bridge near Tribune roundabout. Four robbers attacked Satbir Singh Security guard, GMCH Sector-32, who was going for his night duty on bicycle. When he reached under Railway Bridge, accused juveniles attacked him with knife and snatched away his wallet containing documents and cash.
They also attacked two more persons who were passing from the area and took away their mobile phones and wallets. Cases against Ashok and three others has been registered under section 394 and 34 of IPC. He was produced in the Juvenile court on Fridaywhere court sent him to Juvenile home.