More than half a dozen people have been quizzed in a robbery case in which two youths were attacked and relieved of their valuable items in the wee hours on Sunday near Mount Carmel School under Bagh Sewania police station area.
The victims Akshay Yadav and Manoj Yadav were attacked with wooden sticks and then robbed of their belongings by unknown miscreants.
The incident took place at around 4 am on Sunday near Mount Carmel School when the victims were on their way back to home in Katara Hills after dropping their cousin at ISBT who was scheduled to board a bus.
The two were hit by a wooden stick by the miscreants after which they fell and were robbed of their jacket, mobile phone and purse carrying Rs 5,000 cash. Akshay sustained injuries in the attack and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was released after providing treatment.
The Investigating Officer SI RS Malviya said the CCTV footages of the nearby areas had been searched during the investigation which would help in establishing the identity of the miscreants.
The victims have been provided with the photographs of the habitual offenders of the area but they were not able to identify the miscreants.
The police registered a case under Section 394 of the IPC and started further investigation.
Manoj Yadav works a designer while Akshay Yadav is a student. The two were on a scooter and were attacked by two scooter borne miscreants who attacked them and escaped with the valuables.