A 14-year-old school student, who had helped the UT police in cracking a snatching case, was rewarded by the Chandigarh Police here on Friday.
The boy, Anmol Kumar, a student of Class X, was rewarded with cash prize of Rs5,000 and class one certificate by the Inspector General of Chandigarh Police, RP Upadhyay.
On March 29, lakhwinder Kaur, wife of a UT police Constable, reported to the police that an unknown occupant of a motorcycle had snatched her purse which included cash worth Rs1,500 and a mobile phone.
The purse of the victim was robbed by the accused while she was going to a nearby temple in Sector-20. Meanwhile, Anmol, who was going for his tuition classes, noted down the registration number of the motorcycle and gave it to the victim.
“The police have managed to crack the snatching case with the information provided by the brave boy. The accused person named Aashish Chauhan alias Ajju, resident of Mohali, have been arrested in the matter,” said RP Upadhyay, IG of Chandigarh police.
Ajju works in a city-based private computer shop and he belongs to a middle class family. His father is a contractor, while mother works in a private company. “Ajju is a Class X pass-out and had taken admission in Bathinda based polytechnic college.
IG further said that Anmol did a very good job and the Station House Officer (SHO), Punam Dilawari, had recommended his name for the reward.