Gangs of snatchers, thieves busted

Ludhiana: The police on Sunday busted two gangs of snatchers and thieves, with the arrest of six. Nine cellphones and a stolen bike have been recovered from their possession.
In the first case, the Moti Nagar police, while probing a cellphone snatching case, arrested three snatchers—Sachin Kumar of Sherpur Kalan, Chotu Singh of Unna, Uttar Pradesh, and Ranjeet Singh of Baba Deep Singh Nagar, Sherpur Kalan.
On October 15, the trio had snatched a smartphone and cash from Gelewal village resident Ajay Kumar when he was visiting his brother in Baba Deep Singh Nagar.
Three snatched cellphones were recovered from the accused.
Sub-inspector Vijay Kumar, SHO of Moti Nagar, said, “The accused have been active here for the past few months. They would threaten the commuters with sharp-edged weapons. We are checking their previous record.”
In the second case, the police have arrested three thieves and recovered six cellphones and a stolen motorcycle (PB 10 BN 3379) from their possession.
The arrested are Raju Pandey of Baba Deep Singh Nagar, Sherpur Kalan, Vishal Verma of New Puneet Nagar and Sonu Kumar of Ranjeet Nagar.
The Moti Nagar SHO said, “On a tip-off, a check-post was set up in Sherpur Kalan. The accused were commuting on a stolen bike. They were stopped at the check-post and could not produce the documents of the bike. During questioning, they confessed to have stolen it from Moti Nagar. During checking, six stolen cellphones were recovered from them. They would barge into houses and escape with cellphones and cash.”