Hyderabad: Juvenile among 2 held for phone snatching in Kacheguda

The police recovered four stolen smartphones from their possession. The arrested individual other than the juvenile is identified as Shetty Rakesh, 23, a resident of Injapur.

Hyderabad: Two individuals, including a juvenile, were arrested by the Kacheguda police for phone snatching, on Friday, November 15.

The police recovered four stolen smartphones from their possession. The arrested adult has been identified as Shetty Rakesh, 23, a resident of Injapur.

According to the police, the arrested Rakesh and the minor have been friends and have been working together as labourers. To fund themselves for their vices, they have been snatching mobile phones from individuals in the city.

The police said that the duo used to roam around in the city on a bike owned by Rakesh, targeting people and snatching handbags or phones from the victims.

The duo have been charged under section 304, for snatching, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The arrests were made under the supervision of K Chandra Kumar, inspector of Kacheguda police station.

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