Three miscreants involved in robbery by Habibganj police station were nabbed on Friday and recovered a mobile phone and scooter used in the robbery; two accused hold past criminal record, said police.
Based on information in the robbery accused Neeraj Singh, Arjun Thapa and Vikas Bika Father Ramu Bika were detained and when they were quizzed they confessed robbery and recovered mobile phone which was robbed from the victim and Rs 250 cash and scooter bearing registration number MP04UD4953 used in the crime was seized.
Modus Operandi of the crime was to target by wandering different areas and targeting lone victims and snatching mobiles from the people roaming in the park and escaping.
The criminal record of the accused Arjun Thapa was booked Habibganj for assault and threatening, extortion in two cases.
In the investigation later it was found that Neeraj has been booked for two cases by Habibganj police. Notably victim Anil Malviya who works with media was robbed of his mobile phone Rs 250 by armed scooter borne miscreants by attacking him at E 7 Arera Colony on Friday.
According to the police, the victim was moving towards his house in Shahpura after work at Arera Colony office.
The victim got injured after he tried to grab them. Later, the victim reached police and lodged a complaint. Based on the complaint and after the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 394 of the IPC and started further investigation.