Chandigarh police arrest three held in two separate theft cases

In the first incident, police nabbed two mobile thiefs and recovered six stolen phones, while arresting a man for attempted theft of electric wire in Sector 33, Chandigarh

Police on Sunday arrested three people in two separate theft cases.

Chandigarh police arrested three persons in two separate cases of theft. (HT File)

In the first case, the victim, Manish Kumar of Maloya Colony, had reported that an unidentified person stole three mobile phones, a bill book and other documents from his van parked in Ram Darbar Phase 2 on the intervening night between Thursday and Friday. He noticed that the phones were missing after he was loading equipment in the van on Friday.

A case under Section 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at the Sector 31 police station.

Police have arrested the two accused Raju, 21, and Neeraj, 22, both of Ram Darbar, and recovered six stolen phones from their possession.

In another incident, Saif Ali Khan of Hallomajra village caught Kanhaiya, 20, of Burail village while he was trying to steal electric wire from the junction box of the streetlight near the Sector 33-B turn on Saturday. A theft case had been registered for this as well at the Sector 34 police station.

Ananda Sangha holds spiritual fair

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PU senate meet on April 26

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Divank Gupta named Mr Chandigarh

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Deceased YAD leaders’ brother writes to CM, seeks action

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Farmers booked for forcing shut toll plazas

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Talk on stress management for SBI staff

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