Not obeying traffic rules proved costly for three men who were arrested Thursday by Noida Police only to find out later that they were notorious robbers involved in several chain and mobile snatching cases in the national capital region (NCR).
Ankit Kumar, Rohit Kumar and Ashish Muni were held by Phase 3 police team during a routine checking at around 12.30 am in Sector 66, a senior police official said.
"They were triple-riding a motorcycle on a wrong lane when the policemen intercepted them near a T-point while they were coming from Mamura in Sector 66," Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Singh said.
"During checking, the police team recovered as many as 11 stolen mobile phones from their possession and Rs 1,200 of stolen money," Singh told reporters.
Knives were also seized from them while the motorcycle was impounded, he said.
He said the three are residents of adjoining Ghaziabad and were not "much educated" and have confessed to getting into crime to "have a luxurious life".
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"When quizzed, Ankit said he works as a helper, Rohit works as a a painter while Ashish was studying. Ashish told police that he had joined the other two for the first time to rob a motorcycle. The same motorcycle was used by them in robberies, chain and mobile snatching cases in Noida, Ghaziabad, and Delhi," the SP said.
A case against them has been registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act, he said.
The three have been remanded in judicial custody, he added.
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