Ludhiana March 2 The CIA 2 wing of the city police nabbed a notorious snatcher and recovered 14 mobile phones from his possession. The accused has been identified as Varinder Singh Vicky Bhawra (33) of Lohara. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Surinder Mohan and CIA in-charge Parveen Randhev conducted a press meet in this regard. The ACP said acting on a tip-off a raid was conducted and the accused was nabbed from Sherpur. During the questioning the police recovered the mobile phones which he had snatched from Shimlapuri Daba and Focal Point area in the recent past. The ACP said the accused had a notorious past as several cases of loot and snatching were already registered against him at various police stations in the city and he had come out on bail in the cases. Varinder confessed to have committed over 20 incidents of snatching in the city in the past. The accused who is a drug addict used to sell snatched mobile phones to arrange money to buy drugs. — TNS

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