Chandigarh: 2 juveniles among 4 held for robbing vendor

Four days after a street vendor was robbed at knifepoint in Sector 47, Chandigarh, police nabbed four people, including two juveniles

Four days after a street vendor was robbed at knifepoint in Sector 47, Chandigarh, police nabbed four people, including two juveniles.

Accused had robbed a street vendor of his phone and ₹4,400 at knifepoint. (Representative image)

The arrested adults have been identified as Chander Parkash alias Chander, 20, of Faidan Nizampur and Ajay, 19, of Faidan village. The two juveniles, aged 16 and 17, have been sent to a juvenile home.

The accused were arrested in connection to case registered based on the complaint of Laltu Kumar, 21, of Jagatpura village, Mohali. He told police that his phone and ₹4,400 were robbed from him at knifepoint on January 6. Police recovered the knife used in the crime, the stolen mobile phone and ₹960 from the accused.

A case under Sections 392 and 411 of IPC has been registered against them at Sector 31 police station.