8 phones recovered with the arrest of 3 snatchers in Chandigarh

Akash was nabbed from Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26 on December 1, following a tip-off. A phone and the vehicle used in the crime were recovered from him. As many as eight mobile phones were recovered after the arrest of three snatchers in Chandigarh.

As many as eight mobile phones were recovered after the arrest of three snatchers in Chandigarh.

As many as eight mobile phones were recovered after the arrest of three snatchers in Chandigarh. (HT File)

The accused have been identified as Akash alias Noddy, 22, Vicky alias Nepali, 30, and Gourav Sharma, 29, all residents of Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26.

Akash was nabbed from Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26 on December 1, following a tip-off. A phone and the vehicle used in the crime were recovered from him.

His interrogation led to the arrest of his co-accused Vicky on December 2 and Gourav Sharma on December 3. As per the police, the accused are history-sheeters and drug addicts.