Gang of snatchers busted, 4 held

Ludhiana: The police on Monday claimed to have busted a gang of snatchers, with the arrest of four. Eight stolen cellphones and a motorcycle they used to execute snatchings have been recovered from them.
The accused have been identified as Wasim Akram, 22, of SBS Nagar, Pakhowal Road, who is a tailor; Raj Kumar, 25, a labourer of Sham Nagar; Hardeep Singh, 25, also a labourer of Sunet village; and Sooraj Kumar, 19, a painter of Sunet village.
Additional deputy commissioner of police-III Sameer Verma said, “Hardeep and Raj have theft cases against them. They were arrested in 2019 and came out on bail after a few months. After coming out of jail, the duo made Sooraj and Wasim join the gang and started executing snatchings.”
They committed the eight snatchings in two weeks. “The gang would roam around at night and snatch cellphones from labourers walking on roads,” he added.
On a tip-off, a checkpost was set up near Barewal Awana. They were nabbed when they were going to sell the snatched cellphones.
A case has been registered.