JAIPUR: Cracking a whip against criminals involved in snatching mobile phones from people on the road, the CST team of Jaipur police on Thursday arrested three persons and recovered 14 phones on them. The criminals after snatching expensive phones worth Rs 35,000 to Rs 70,000 used to sell them for a paltry Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000. Police have also seized a laptop from the possession of the robbers.
Police commissioner Anand Srivastav said in the last a few months, incidents of mobile snatching had been on the rise. “We have been eying the movements of the criminals through CCTV camera footage. This CST team arrested three persons from Shivdaspura police station area,” Srivastav said on Thursday.
Police said the recovered phones were of various expensive brands. “They used to target people on the road, bicycle and two-wheelers during daytime. After snatching the phones which worth Rs 35,000 to Rs 70,000 they used to sell them for Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000,” said Shivdaspura SHO Bhupendra Singh said.
“The arrested were identified as Ajay Meena, Dilkhush Meena and Gaurav Meena,” Singh added.