The accused duo usually targeted areas such as Connaught Place, Mandir Marg, Paharganj and North Avenue
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Two minors were apprehended for allegedly robbing and snatching mobile phones in the busy areas of Connaught Plac, police said on Wednesday. With their apprehension, six criminal cases have been solved, they said.
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The accused duo were apprehended on January 14 from Connaught Place while they were on a scooter to commit some crime, Kumar Gyanesh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) said.
Five stolen mobile phones were recovered from them and a stolen scooter used in commission of crime was also seized, he said.
During interrogation, they confessed about their involvement in several cases of robbery and snatching. They stole a scooter from Paharganj area to commit robbery, Gyanesh said.
The accused duo usually targeted areas such as Connaught Place, Mandir Marg, Paharganj and North Avenue, the DCP said. They used to steal petrol from parked bikes at night to fill petrol in their scooter, police said.
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