2 arrested in manimajra snatching case
Chandigarh, Jan. 3 -- Chandigarh police arrested two suspects involved in a snatching incident in Manimajra and recovered stolen documents and articles.
The case was registered on the complaint of Prem Pandey, 21, a resident of Shastri Nagar, Manimajra. In his complaint, he said that on December 16, around 4 pm, he was traveling in his auto-rickshaw from Shastri Nagar via Housing Board Chowk. When he stopped near the railway bridge on the forest side to answer nature's call, two youths approached him, snatched Rs.14,000 from his pocket along with his documents, and fled into the jungle.
Police teams later conducted an extensive search of the forest area and discovered a hut inside the jungle being used by drug addicts. Although the suspects had already fled, the hut was reportedly guarded by dogs and occupied by an individual dressed as a beggar.
Based on the clues gathered from the spot, police summoned a dog squad, removed the occupants and dogs, and subsequently demolished the hut. During the investigation, police arrested Afjal, alias Salu, 30, and Mohd Sahdman, alias Sadhu, 25. During the interrogation, accused allegedly confessed that after committing the snatching, they hid in the forest hut to consume drugs....
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