The Central Zone police have solved the case involving the assault on a lawyer named Kalyan and the theft of his mobile phone at IMAX in the city. The incident took place on Tuesday.
Police officials revealed that both suspects in the case are minors. Abids ACP Chandrasekhar and Saifabad ACP Sanjay shared the details during a press conference held at the Abids Police Station.
According to the police, the two minors first threatened a watchman with a knife and stole a mobile phone at Prasad’s apartment in the Abids police station area, Gunfoundry, around 4 am on Tuesday. After that, they went to IMAX. At around 5 am, they tried to snatch lawyer Kalyan’s smartphone while he was walking there. Kalyan resisted, but the minors threatened him with a knife, and he was injured in the process. Since two similar crimes had been reported in the Central Zone, special teams led by DCP Yadav were assigned to investigate.
Based on CCTV footage, one of the minors was found and detained at the Ramnagar fish market. The stolen mobile phone was recovered from him. Following his confession, the other minor was arrested in Bandlaguda, Chandrayanagutta. The police also recovered Kalyan’s stolen smartphone, the knife used during the attack, and a Honda Activa scooter that the minors used.
The police further explained that according to the minors’ Aadhaar cards, both are underage. However, they were sent for age verification tests at Osmania Hospital. The minors were also involved in a similar mobile snatching case previously registered at the Musheerabad police station.
