Three held for robbing journalist

  • | Monday | 3rd September, 2018

GHAZIABAD: Three persons were arrested on Saturday for allegedly robbing journalist in Raj Nagar on August 20.Mudit Gaur, a journalist with a Hindi daily, was robbed when he was heading towards a temple in Sector 9 on his scooter. When I stopped my scooter, one of them got down and snatched away the keys. They stopped me behind Sector 9 police outpost and asked for direction towards Lal Quan. According to police sources, the three persons seem to be drug addicts and could have probably committed the robbery for buying drugs. He put a huge knife against my neck and threatened to stab me if I didn’t hand over my belongings.

GHAZIABAD: Three persons were arrested on Saturday for allegedly robbing journalist in Raj Nagar on August 20.Mudit Gaur, a journalist with a Hindi daily, was robbed when he was heading towards a temple in Sector 9 on his scooter. “Three youths on a scooter drove towards me from the opposite direction. They stopped me behind Sector 9 police outpost and asked for direction towards Lal Quan. When I stopped my scooter, one of them got down and snatched away the keys. He put a huge knife against my neck and threatened to stab me if I didn’t hand over my belongings. The other youth put another knife against my midriff. After I handed over my wallet, they fled with my phone,” said Gaur.The three youths have been identified as Sachin, Dinesh and Simraan, all in their early 20s. Simraan belongs to Bareilly district of UP while Sachin and Dinesh are from neighbouring Noida. According to police sources, the three persons seem to be drug addicts and could have probably committed the robbery for buying drugs.

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