In two separate incidents, Chandigarh Police on Thursday arrested six people, including four minors, for their alleged involvement in several incidents of vehicle theft and burglaries. Two persons, Hunny and Teetu, were arrested from Maloya village, while four juveniles were nabbed from Mauli Jagran.
In the first incident, a team of police station Sector-39, nabbed Hunny and Teetu, residents of Maloya, while they were traveling on a stolen motorcycle. “We received special information about the accused persons, following which a special check post was laid at Maloya, where the accused were arrested with a stolen vehicle,” said Gurmukh Singh, SHO, PS-39.
During the course of questionings, they admitted their crime and also disclosed that they had been involved in several other vehicle theft cases. With their arrest, police have worked out three vehicle theft cases and six stolen vehicle have been recovered from their possession. More recovery is suspected from the arrested accused, added the SHO.
In the other incident, four juveniles were arrested from Mauli Jagran for allegedly committing robbery. The complainant Rahul Kumar, a resident of Vikas Nagar at Mouli Jagran, stated that four teenage boys robbed his purse containing Rs2,000 and other important documents.
Rahul said the incident took place at around 1:15 am on Thursday, while he was on way to his residence. Suddenly four boys stopped him near cremation ground and allegedly robbed away his belongings, by threatening him with sharp edged weapons.Meanwhile, both cases have been registered. Hunny and Teetu have been sent to judicial custody by a district court, while the four juveniles were sent to juvenile home.