Ludhiana, Dec. 26 -- Police have arrested three men who allegedly roamed the city streets at night and robbed passersby at knifepoint. The accused were apprehended following a tip-off and the police have recovered stolen mobile phones, weapons, and an unregistered motorcycle from them.

The arrested have been identified as Raj Kumar, a resident of New Puneet Nagar; Abdul Kalam of Shakti Colony, New Bhamian and Sandeep Kumar from New National Colony. Police recovered 25 mobile phones, a motorcycle without numberplates and two sharp-edged weapons from their possession.

ASI Bhupinder Singh, the investigating officer, said that a routine patrol team received specific information from a reliable source that the three men were committing robbe...