Army man nabs robber, hands him over to cops

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 22 

A day after an Army man was robbed of his trolley bag and cash at Ram Darbar, the complainant himself traced the accused and handed him over to the police. 

Complainant Shewale Sandip, a sepoy in the Indian Army, who is a native of Maharastra had reached Chandigarh on February 20. At around 9.30 pm, while he was going to the transit camp at Hallo Majra, two boys had stopped him and robbed him of his luggage containing his uniform and other belongings. 

The victim had chased the accused and saw them entering a house in Hallo Majra. Sources said the victim then returned and went to Zirakpur. 

The very next day, the victim again reached Hallo Majra and started looking for the accused. 

The victim saw one of the boys near the same house and nabbed him. The police was informed about the incident and the accused was handed over to the police. 

The matter is under investigation at the Sector 31 police station. The police said an investigation had been initiated. “We are investigating whether the accused is the same who had robbed the victim”, said a police official.