A 24-year-old home guard personnel was robbed of his mobile phone by two scooter borne miscreants near State Police Headquarters under Jehangirabad police station area; victim was robbed when to State capital for attending Home Guard Establishment Day.
Police said that the victim Rohit Pawar was robbed while he went to have walk after having dinner along with his friend Manoj and were walking near Home Guard office.
The victim stated that the two miscreants appeared and escaped with his mobile phone. Victim and his friend tried to chase but the miscreants managed to escape.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under sections 392 of the IPC and started search for the accused. Police suspects that the miscreants have followed the victim from the hotel where they have gone to have food.
During the investigation police have found that the incident was captured in the CCTV installed and based on the details suspects have been detained. The victim is posted in Guna and came to the state capital on November 17. The victim claimed that the mobile was worth Rs 19000.
Meanwhile, a 70-year-old woman was robbed at knife point of her purse carrying Rs 15000 cash when she was alone at her house near Naveri temple in the night on Wednesday; Koh-e-Fiza police have started investigation.