Youth chases phone snatchers, nabs one

  • | Saturday | 17th November, 2018

He caught up with them at the middle of the bridge and forced them to stop. We suspect that several other offences will come to light on interrogating them,” he added. He was going home from work when three men on a motorcycle attempted to snatch his phone, unsuccessfully, when he was near Memco Bridge.Police sub-inspector of Meghaninagar police station V S Sindhav said the men then sped away towards Memco Bridge.“Ankit showed courage and started chasing the robbers on his scooter. Whle two of them managed to slip away, Patel caught hold of one and called the police control room,” said Sindhav.Meghaninagar police officials said a police control room (PCR) van then rushed to the spot.“According to Patel, both of the men who got away were between 23 and 25 years old. Ahmedabad: In an exemplary feat of courage while outnumbered, a 27-year-old man, Ankit Patel, a resident of Karyashiromani Towers in Shahibaug chased three would-be robbers on his motorcycle and caught one of them on Friday afternoon.Ankit, who deals in used vehicles, works out of the office of his father, Vijay Patel, at Krishna Complex in Memco.

Ahmedabad: In an exemplary feat of courage while outnumbered, a 27-year-old man, Ankit Patel, a resident of Karyashiromani Towers in Shahibaug chased three would-be robbers on his motorcycle and caught one of them on Friday afternoon.Ankit, who deals in used vehicles, works out of the office of his father, Vijay Patel, at Krishna Complex in Memco. He was going home from work when three men on a motorcycle attempted to snatch his phone, unsuccessfully, when he was near Memco Bridge.Police sub-inspector of Meghaninagar police station V S Sindhav said the men then sped away towards Memco Bridge.“Ankit showed courage and started chasing the robbers on his scooter. He caught up with them at the middle of the bridge and forced them to stop. Whle two of them managed to slip away, Patel caught hold of one and called the police control room,” said Sindhav.Meghaninagar police officials said a police control room (PCR) van then rushed to the spot.“According to Patel, both of the men who got away were between 23 and 25 years old. The man who was nabbed was later identified as Rahul Kavana, 20, a resident of Sabarnagar Kashmira Colony in Vadaj,” said a police official.Zone 4 deputy commissioner of police Neeraj Badgujar said Patel showed courage despite him facing three men, and anything could have happened if they had weapons with them.“We are interrogating the Kavana to find the other two accused. We suspect that several other offences will come to light on interrogating them,” he added.

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