Man nailed for snatching bag containing Rs 1L

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 11

The UT police have arrested a 52-year-old man for snatching a bag containing Rs1 lakh. The incident was reported on March 27.

Complainant Dharmender Kumar, a native of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, had reported that a person had told him that he can catch a bus for Muzaffarnagar from Sector 27. The suspect then took Dharmender close to the Sector 19/27 light point and fled after snatching his bag containing cash and clothes.

A case in this regard was registered at the Sector 26 police station and an investigation was initiated into the matter.

Later, a team led by Inspector Jasbir Singh, Station House Officer of the Sector 26 police station, arrested the suspect, who has been identified as Maheshwat Paswan, a resident of Muzaffarpur, Bihar.