A 16-year-old youth was robbed of his mobile phone worth Rs 12000 by a scooter borne miscreant near Nutan College in the day on Saturday; Habibganj police have started investigation.
Police said that the victim Vinod Ahirwar was robbed while he was selling vegetables where he was targeted and robbed by one scooter borne miscreant.
The victim in his complaint stated that the miscreant came on a scooter asked for vegetables and later asked for mobile phone to check with his home for vegetables and escaped with the mobile phone. Before victim could understand the accused managed to flee and he raised alert but miscreant escaped.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 379 of the IPC and started search for the accused. The victim is a class 11 student and after the incident he approached Habibganj police with his father and lodged complaint against the miscreant.
The robbery took place at around 11am in the morning. Victim told the police that CCTV cameras were installed at the spot where he was robbed by the miscreant.
Police suspects that the miscreant targeted those who they found in deserted area and moving with mobile phones. During the further investigation police would search for details of miscreants in the footages of CCTV cameras installed in the area.