Mohali, Feb. 22 -- A two-member gang that had been executing snatchings and thefts in the city has landed in police net.

Identified as Sonu Khan and Khush Kumar, both residents of Mohali's Sohana village, the duo was nabbed at a police check post in Phase 9.

Giving details, deputy superintendent of police (DSP, City 2) Harsimran Singh Bal said under the police's ongoing campaign against loots and thefts, SHO Bhupinder Singh, along with his police team, had set up a checkpoint near Hotel Majestic in Phase 9.

There, two youths approaching from Phase 7 on a motorcycle, tried to turn around and flee upon spotting the police barricade. Their suspicious behaviour led the police to chase and apprehend them.

Upon being questioned, the duo fai...