Gurugram, Oct 30 Three men were arrested for allegedly robbing a common service centre (CSC) and money transfer shop at knife-point in Sheetla Colony here, police said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Ashish Baghel (22), a resident of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh, currently living in Gurugram; Amar Kumar (21), a resident of Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh; and Vimal Kumar (31), a resident of Dilawali in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
According to police, the complainant said two men came to his shop around 8.30 pm on Wednesday and asked to see a mobile phone charger. They left after some time but returned and asked for a charger again.
When the shopkeeper was about to hand it over, the two allegedly pushed him, covered his mouth and threatened him with a knife. They then fled with Rs 50,000 in cash and his mobile phone, police said.
A case was registered at Sector 5 police station under relevant sections of law on the basis of the complaint.
Teams from Sector 5 police station and the Crime Branch, Palam Vihar, arrested the three accused from Basai on Thursday, police said.
During interrogation, the accused told police that they worked as labourers and had noticed that the shop was the only one open in the street and that no one else was around on Wednesday night.
Police said Amar and Ashish allegedly entered the shop a second time and carried out the robbery, while Vimal kept watch outside.
Ashish had previously been involved in two robbery cases registered in Gurugram, while a case of assault and criminal intimidation had been registered against Amar in the city, police said.
“We are questioning the accused,” a senior police officer said.
(PTI News)
