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Five held for robbing pedestrians, stealing from train passengers in Kurukshetra; 42 phones recovered

Kurukshetra, Oct 20 (UNI) Police on Tuesday arrested five suspects allegedly involved in a multiple series of mobile phone snatchings targeting pedestrians, women and children near Brahma Sarovar, besides stealing phones and cash from sleeping passengers on trains operating between Kurukshetra, Ambala and Karnal.
Police recovered 42 allegedly stolen or snatched mobile phones and a knife from the accused. Two suspects sustained leg injuries while allegedly attempting to escape from police custody during a recovery operation and were admitted to hospital.
The accused were identified as Vikas alias Vicky of Gandhi Nagar, Thanesar; Kamal alias Bachchi of Kalayat in Kaithal district; Goldy alias Ganja of Cheeka, Kaithal; Danish of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh; and Sunny of Farl village in Kaithal district. Crime Investigation Branch-2 in-charge Inspector Mandeep Singh said police had received information about repeated incidents of mobile phone and cash snatching around the fairground near Brahma Sarovar.
Acting on specific intelligence, a CIB-2 team arrested the five suspects from the fairground area on Tuesday and recovered 42 mobile phones and a knife allegedly used to intimidate victims.
Investigators said the accused frequently concealed themselves in the wooded area adjoining the fairground and targeted pedestrians travelling alone, including women and children. Police also alleged that the suspects travelled on evening trains between Kurukshetra, Ambala and Karnal, stealing mobile phones and cash from the pockets of sleeping passengers. They allegedly also stole phones left charging inside train compartments.
According to Inspector Mandeep Singh, the accused were addicted to drugs and allegedly committed thefts and snatchings to finance their addiction. Two suspects were injured during an alleged escape attempt Police said Vikas and Danish sustained leg injuries when they allegedly jumped from a canal bridge while attempting to escape custody.
Inspector Mandeep Singh said a police team had taken the suspects to a wooded area near the fairground for location identification and recovery proceedings when the two allegedly tried to flee. Both were apprehended and admitted to LNJP Hospital, Kurukshetra, where they were undergoing treatment.
The arrests were made by CIB-2 under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Chandra Mohan. Police said further investigation was underway to establish the suspects' involvement in other snatching and theft cases and trace the ownership of the recovered mobile phones. UNI KK CDS
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