Chandigarh Police has nabbed a gang of five robbers including a juvenile involved in mobile snatching and looting cash in Chandigarh. The robbers were nabbed on Sunday afternoon by laying a trap near Sukhna Bridge near village Dariya.
The accused have been identified as Pappu Kumar, Sagar , Amit alias Parcha , Sandeep Kakra alias Deepu, all residents of Ram Darbar here. According to Chandigarh police, all the accused were involved in mobile snatching incidents at Delhi Sweets, Ram Darbar Phase II and near Poultry Farm Chowk here on August 13 during late evening.
After on a tip-off, the officials of crime branch laid a trap near Sukhna Bridge near village Dariya here on Sunday and apprehended accused involved in the snatching incidents. Police produced juvenile accused in the court on Sunday which sent him to juvenile home however, remaining four accused will be produced in the court on Monday.
During initial investigation, police also recovered the robbed mobile phones from the accused. It is further revealed that the accused formed their group recently and committed such crimes for the first time. Further investigation is going on to know their involvement in other crimes, said a police official.