Two held for robbing pedestrians at knifepoint in Madhapur

HYDERABAD: The Madhapur police have arrested two youths for allegedly robbing pedestrians at knifepoint near Durgam Cheruvu Metro station. The police recovered two stolen mobile phones and the knife allegedly used in the robberies from their possession.

According to the police, the suspects, identified as Vanagandla Naresh (19), a labourer from Ambedkar Colony in Jubilee Hills, and Kurma Naveen (19), a resident of Masthan Nagar in Madhapur, allegedly targeted people walking alone.

The duo intercepted a person walking near Durgam Cheruvu Metro station and attempted to snatch his mobile phone. When he resisted, one of them allegedly attacked him with a knife, causing a bleeding injury on his shoulder. They then forcibly took his Vivo mobile phone and fled, said the police.

In a similar incident, the duo allegedly robbed another person of his Redmi mobile phone. After the victims approached the police, the Madhapur crime team arrested the suspects while they were moving around Ayyappa Society in Madhapur. During questioning, they confessed to their involvement in the two offences, police said.