Police arrest two cellphone snatchers

The Gate Hakima police have arrested two snatchers and recovered two mobile phones from their possession. The police also impounded their bike which was used in the crime. Those arrested were identified as Rahul Singh of Dashmesh Vihar Colony and Lovepreet Singh alias Rubal of Guru Nanak Nagar Bharariwal here.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Vishaljit Singh said the duo used to target commuters in late evenings. They had snatched a mobile phone from Digvijay Singh of Baghpat village in Uttar Pradesh, now living in Bhagtanwala railway station quarters. They had earlier snatched a mobile phone from a woman in Division B police station area.

The police had recovered both the mobile phones from their possession. He said both the accused were unemployed and were active in the inner walled city and on the outskirts. He said their medical examination would be conducted to ascertain whether the duo were drug addicts.

He said during interrogation they confessed to two more snatchings. He said the probe would also be carried out to identify the persons to whom they used to sell the robbed mobile phones. — TNS