Two 19-yr-olds arrested for robbery, assault near Durgam Cheruvu

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police on Monday, November 9, arrested two teens near Durgam Cheruvu metro station for theft and assault.

The 19-year-olds, Vanagandla Naresh and Kurma Naveen, allegedly intercepted the complainant, who was walking alone, and attempted to steal his mobile phone, police said. When he resisted, one of the accused allegedly assaulted him with a knife, causing an injury to his shoulder.

The accused forcibly stole the victim’s Vivo mobile phone before fleeing the scene. They subsequently targeted another individual, robbing him of his Redmi mobile phone before escaping.

Madhapur Police later apprehended Naresh and Naveen while they were moving towards Ayyappa Society. Following the confession, police seized two stolen mobile phones and one knife from the accused’s possession.

While Naresh, son of Vanagandla Narsaiah, resided in Jubilee Hills, Naveen, son of Kurma Narayana, lived in Masthan Nagar, Madhapur.

A case was registered under Sections 309 (6) (robbery), 109 (attempt to murder) and 3 (5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Madhapur police station.

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