2 snatchers arrested

A team of PS 31 police officials, under the supervision of SHO, succeeded to work out a snatching case by arresting following two persons and recovered snatched mobile phone from their possession. Apart from this, 05 other mobile phones have also been recovered from their possession, which were found to be snatched by them from the area of Mohali, Pb and the same were taken into police possession u/s 102 Cr.P.C

Today i.e. 22.02.19, during the investigation of case FIR No 60 dates 13.02.19 u/s 379, 356 IPC was registered in this police station 31,  a team led by ASI Lakha Singh of 31 has laid a naka near Gurudwara Turn sector 47/C, Chandigarh and on receipt of secret information he has arrested two boys namely Amandeep Singh s/o Jasbir Singh Vill Patton near International Airport JLPL Area Mohali Pb and Kasim Ali s/o Kadar Ali Vill Mouli Baidwan Mohali Pb Age 18 yrs. At the time of arrest of accused person possessed the motorcycle make Hero Honda Spelender PB 65AS 3355, which was used by them at the time of committing snatching on the intervening night of 13/14-02-2019. The snatched mobile make Comio. Besides the snatched mobile police have also recovered 5 more mobiles of various makes I.e. 3 of Samsung, 1 Gionee, 1 MI from the possession of accused person, which were snatched by them from area Mohali, Sohana, Mataour in previous days.

MODUS OPERANDI

The accused person mostly target the labourer who were on there way to home after finishing their jobs. They kept following them and stop them in abandoned and dark area.

Profile of accused persons

Amandeep Singh s/o Jasbir Singh Vill Patton near International Airport JLPL Area Mohali Pb

Qualification 8th

Residing with mother and brothers

Working as patient care boy in Hospital Sec 71 Chd

Involved in crime since 2 years

Criminal cases – 3 cases already registered including 2 cases of snatching in PS Sohana and 01 case of NDPS Act in PS Phase 8 Mohali Punjab

He is Drug addict

Kasim Ali s/o Kadar Ali Vill Mouli Baidwan Mohali Pb Age 18 yrs

Qualification 10 fail

Labour work in  Water Company Sec 82 Mohali Pb

Residing with parents. He is also a drug addict.