Two miscreants robbed a car from a cab driver at Mauli Jagran here on Sunday morning and were nabbed by the police later in the evening.
The accused have been identified as Gobinda of Rajiv Colony in Sector 17, Panchkula, and Suraj, a resident of Mauli Complex.
According to the police, a call was received at 5:13 am about a WagonR car having been robbed near a government school at Mauli Jagran.
Police teams rushed to the spot and met the complainant, Rajesh Kumar of Charan Singh Colony. The complainant stated that he worked as a cab driver and was returning home when two persons asked him to stop near a kerosene pump at Mauli Jagran.
The police said the duo asked the complainant to drop them at Sector 6, Panchkula.
In the meantime, the victim’s friend Yash Pal, who resides at Vikas Nagar in Mauli Jagran, also came there and offered to accompany the cab driver.
The police said Yash Pal started driving the car. On reaching near Rajiv Colony, Suraj pulled the handbrake. Both Suraj and Gobinda then thrashed Yash Pal and Rajesh and made them sit on the rear seat. The accused then drove the car towards Panchkula.
The police said on the way, Yash Pal jumped out of the car and got injured.
The police said the accused then robbed Rajesh of his purse at knifepoint. He too jumped out of the car and the accused sped away in the robbed vehicle.
A case was registered at the Mauli Jagran police station and an investigation was initiated into it. The police later nabbed the accused while they were driving from Panchkula towards Chandigarh.
Criminal past
The police said both accused — Gobinda of Rajiv Colony in Sector 17, Panchkula, Suraj of Mauli Complex — had criminal cases registered against them in Chandigarh and Panchkula.
