Tribune News Service

Lalru, August 19

The police arrested a youth and recovered 10 stolen mobile phones from his possession here on Thursday.

Dera Bassi DSP Manoj Gorsi said Satish Kumar, a resident of Indri, Karnal district, who is currently staying in Lalru Mandi, reported around two weeks ago that a motorcycle-borne miscreant snatched his mobile phone near a soap factory and fled from the spot. He was later caught by the police.

The police said the arrested youth was identified as Mohammad Yasin, a resident of Prem Nagar, Lalru Mandi. During investigation, 10 stolen mobiles were recovered from his possession.

The police produced him in the Dera Bassi court, which remanded him in two-day police custody.

Lalru Station House Officer (SHO) Bhinder Singh Khangura said the police were further interrogating the suspect.