A 23-year old youth was arrested by the Crime Branch on Sunday and recovered a mobile phone from his possession. A cloth trader was robbed of his scooter, cash and mobile phone in July last year allegedly by him, it came to light.
Police said the youth was trying to sell the mobile phone at a throwaway price near Extol College and on receipt of information a team of crime branch police rushed to the spot and found him trying to sell the mobile phone cheap. When the youth was questioned regarding the mobile phone he was not able to provide the details of the mobile phone.
later during the interrogation he confessed a robbery near Koh-e-Fiza police station area last year along with his uncle who is serving jail term in bullying and assault case. The youth was identified as Salman.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Bhopal Shailendra Singh Chouhan said in July, 2014, when the victim Sobhalal Umarwani was on his way home he was attacked by two bike-borne miscreants who robbed him at knife point.Miscreants took the scooter, cash and mobile phone. However, the miscreant left the scooter after they spotted a vehicle checking by police. The accused works as a plumber and lives in Jehangirabad area. The details of his uncle are being searched by the police.