Two held for looting and stabbing pedestrian
Shillong, June 6: Police arrested two persons while trying to loot and stab a pedestrian in Nongrim Hills on Friday.
The incident took place at 8.10 pm.
The he accused persons came in a black scooty and attacked them
The arrested persons have been identified as Kitbok Thabah (27) from Golflink and Melvin Tongwah (22) from Lumshyiap, East Khasi Hills, the SP Vivek Syiem said in a statement.
“Following many complaints from pedestrians of being looted by two unidentified persons in a black scooty, a Special Team from Laitumkhrah Police station led by OC Laitumkhrah, Insp Lily Nongkhlaw along with some good Samaritans nabbed the accused persons in the black scooty near NEC Nongrim Hills while they were trying to loot one pedestrian and stabbed him with a screwdriver on his stomach, at about 8.10pm today,” he said.
The SP said two cases have been registered in Laitumkhrah this year against them for robbery in two instances one on April 10 at 8.30 pm near Bawri Mansion where they looted Rs19000 while another incident was reported on March 6 at 7 pm near Nagaland House where they looted Rs5000 .
It has been gathered that they have been committing such acts on many others who however have not come forward. Melvin Tongwah was earlier arrested this year for looting people around Polo and was arrested by Pasteur Beat House personnel, the SP added.
