Jalandhar, March 23 -- A robber identified as Rajan has been arrested for injuring a woman with a sharp-edged weapon before robbing her of a mobile phone in Jalandhar's Guru Gobind Singh Avenue colony, police said on Saturday.

Assistant commissioner of police Nirmal said the thief armed with a cleaver entered a house before robbing a mobile phone.

"While escaping he attacked a woman with a cleaver. The police team rushed to the spot. The incident was recorded in the CCTV cameras," the ACP said.

The video of the incident was widely shared on the social media platforms.

ACP added that the apprehended accused was a drug addict. "We have recovered the mobile phone and the weapon used in the crime from his possession," he said.

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