The crime branch Bhopal, along with Kotwali police, has nabbed two robbers who were involved in dozens of robberies and has also recovered dozens of gold chains from their possession.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Srinivasa Varma while speaking to media persons said that to curb the increasing number of chain snatching incidents in the city, police personnel dressed in civil dress were deployed across the city at places which were prone to robberies and also at places that have reported robberies in the past. Subsequently, the crime branch and the district police were deployed at specific points of the city at specific time on which the robberies were committed to keep a vigil and review the situation.
In the process, the police caught hold of the two in Piplani on a blue Bajaj pulsar motorbike and two gold chains were recovered from their possession. The accused were identified as Saliq alias Rehan Irani and Tanvir Irani of Nishatpura.
During investigation, the two confirmed around dozen robberies in different areas of the city. They miscreants confirmed that stolen bikes were used for committing robberies and the bike which was recovered from the miscreants was a stolen one and the owner of the vehicle is yet to be traced.
They used to sell the gold chains in Jalgoan, Nagpur and Hyderabad. The miscreants confirmed robberies in Habibganj, Gandhi Nagar, Piplani, Ayodhya Nagar, Hanumanganj, Koh-e-Fiza, Kamla Nagar, Shahpura and Govindpura areas.Police have confirmed that more robberies could be confirmed during the investigation and other accomplices of the nabbed accused could be held.