Five thrash minors, rob mobiles, 4 held

Chandigarh, March 20

High drama was witnessed in Sector 29 after five miscreants threatened three minor boys with toy pistols and snatched two mobile phones this afternoon. Four of the suspects were later nabbed by the police from Sector 28.

The police said the victims, all residents of Hallo Majra, had come to Sector 29 when the miscreants stopped them near the Traffic Lines.

The suspects thrashed the victims and robbed their mobile phones at knife-point. The suspects also threatened the victims with pistols, which later turned out to be toy pistols. The suspects escaped from the spot after which the victims immediately informed the police.

The police said head constable Krishan, who was posted at the police beat box in Sector 28, nabbed the four suspects — Sunny, Ajay, Sameer and Rohan. The robbed mobile phones, two knives and two toy pistols were recovered from them.

The fifth suspect, Mohit, alias Pattu, is at large. “Ajay and Sunny have a criminal past. They were involved in a theft and a brawl case,” said a police official. — TNS