Three of snatchers’ gang arrested

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 9

The city police have busted a gang of snatchers and arrested three of its members. The police also recovered a motorcycle, 10 mobile phones and two sharp weapons from the accused.

The accused have been identified as Ishant Srivastav (20) of Dada Motors street, Tibba; Sunny Singh, alias Bhatha (23), of Meharban and Mani Kumar of Shimlapuri.

ADCP Rupinder Kaur Sra and ACP Davinder Chaudhary, conducted a press meet regarding the matter.

The ADCP said a tip-off was received that the accused were running a gang of snatchers and they were roaming near the Subash Nagar chowk to sell snatched mobile phones. Later, the police party laid a naka at a strategic point where the accused were arrested.

She said the accused also had a notorious past as they were booked by the Basti Jodhewal and Jamalpur police in snatching cases registered in the past.

Revealing about the modus operandi of the gang, the ADCP said the gang used to target women and migrant labourers during night or wee hours. After looting phones, the gang used to sell the same at some mobile shops or to their fixed clients.

She said the police would identify all persons to whom the gang had sold the snatched phones and the same would be recovered to hand over to their real owners.

The police remand of the accused would be sought to inquire about their role in the past incidents of snatching.

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