The UT police have apprehended four persons, including one juvenile, for their involvement in a robbery case. Police said the accused are drug addicts and they used to commit petty crimes like robbery and snatching to fund their needs.
The accused were arrested during an investigation of a robbery incident reported here on Thursday. Desh Raj,the complainant is a resident of Mohali, who reported to the police that he was allegedly robbed by four boys on April 11.The boys forcibly robbed his cash worth Rs1,800 and also took away two mobile phones and some documents from the victim. However, the victim went out of station for some official work, hence he reported the incident to the police on Thursday and also lodged an FIR against unknown persons.
Bhupinder Singh SHO, said “While investigating the case, police managed to arrest one person named Anil Kumar, a resident of Sector 52. During questioning Anil, it was revealed that he was involved in the crime and he also named his other accomplices.”
Clues provided by Anil led the police to arrest three more accused namely Gurmeet Kumar, Sunil Kumar and one juvenile, all residents of Sector-52. Police also recovered the stolen mobiles and cash from the accused. Meanwhile, police were suspecting their involvement in other robbery cases in the area.
Cases against the accused persons have been registered and they will be produces in the local court on Friday. Meanwhile, the juvenile has been sent to juvenile home.