3 arrested for Middleton St snatching

Kolkata: The

Shakespeare Sarani

police have nabbed three men on Tuesday after they snatched Rs 1.2 lakh from near Jeevandeep on Middleton Street on Monday around 8.30pm. The victim, businessman Md Manjar, is a resident of

Rabindra Sadan

. “He had gone to Park Street and withdrawn the amount from various ATMs. The trio had followed him and then struck him on a less crowded portion of the road,” said an officer.The three have been identified as Md Amjad, Md Yasir and

Ravi Raj Mullick

. While Amjad is above 35, the other two are in their early twenties. “They live in Ekbalpore. During pandemic, Amjad lost all means of livelihood. He has a cancer patient at home and claimed he needed money for treatment. We are ascertaining his claims and have taken them in custody till March 7. They have no previous records,” said police.