Surat: Crime Branch sleuths arrested two men on Saturday in connection with a knife-point robbery reported on the Jahangirpura–Sayan–Hazira ring road in the early hours of Friday. The accused were identified as Pramod Patil (21) and Satyam Jha (18), while a third suspect, identified as Arjun, is still at large.Police said both arrested men are history-sheeters who have previously been involved in mobile phone snatching and assault cases. The trio had allegedly planned to target commuters ahead of Diwali.The incident occurred around 3am when the three men arrived on a motorcycle and approached truck driver Faruq, who was unloading soil from his vehicle. One of the accused allegedly brandished a knife and threatened him before snatching Rs 500 from him.The trio then allegedly targeted Umesh, who was nearby. They robbed him of Rs 6,000 and important documents, police said. When Umesh tried to retrieve his documents, the accused allegedly attacked him with a knife, injuring him, before fleeing on their motorcycle.Umesh was taken to a hospital for treatment and later lodged a complaint with the police, following which a case was registered.During the investigation, Crime Branch officers traced and arrested Patil and Jha. They also recovered the motorcycle allegedly used in the robbery.During questioning, the accused allegedly told investigators that they had planned the robbery with their friend Arjun to target commuters on the highway ahead of Diwali. Police are conducting further investigations and efforts are underway to apprehend the third accused.Crime Branch sleuths arrested two men on Saturday in connection with a knife-point robbery reported on the Jahangirpura–Sayan–Hazira ring road in the early hours of Friday. The accused were identified as Pramod Patil (21) and Satyam Jha (18), while a third suspect, identified as Arjun, is still at large.Police said both arrested men are history-sheeters who have previously been involved in mobile phone snatching and assault cases. The trio had allegedly planned to target commuters ahead of Diwali.The incident occurred around 3am when the three men arrived on a motorcycle and approached truck driver Faruq, who was unloading soil from his vehicle. One of the accused allegedly brandished a knife and threatened him before snatching Rs 500 from him.The trio then allegedly targeted Umesh, who was nearby. They robbed him of Rs 6,000 and important documents, police said. When Umesh tried to retrieve his documents, the accused allegedly attacked him with a knife, injuring him, before fleeing on their motorcycle.Umesh was taken to a hospital for treatment and later lodged a complaint with the police, following which a case was registered.During the investigation, Crime Branch officers traced and arrested Patil and Jha. They also recovered the motorcycle allegedly used in the robbery.During questioning, the accused allegedly told investigators that they had planned the robbery with their friend Arjun to target commuters on the highway ahead of Diwali. Police are conducting further investigations and efforts are underway to apprehend the third accused.
