Three members of an auto gang put a woman passenger’s life in danger during a robbery attempt on the Jalandhar Bypass on Tuesday, September 9. The woman can be seen clinging to the moving auto to escape the robbery. Commuters recorded the video of the terrifying moment, which is going viral across social media platforms. 

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Quick action by the onlookers helped save her as they caught two of the accused and handed them over to the police.

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The police recovered three mobile phones from the accused during questioning. The suspects have been identified as Mohit alias Manu and Dimple Makkar alias Bunty. Their accomplice, Shubham, managed to flee from the scene.

Victim’s account of the incident

The woman, Meena Kumar, said she boarded the auto from Jalandhar Bypass Chowk heading to Phillaur. One of the accused was driving while two others sat in the back posing as passengers. She explained that one of them asked the driver to stop for a nature call, and as she boarded, the accused pushed her in between them. They tried to tie her hands with a dupatta to snatch her phone, but she resisted, according to a report by Hindustan Times.

“I raised an alarm and hung from the auto and cried for help. Some of the cars intercepted the auto and nabbed two of the accused and handed them over to the police,” Meena explained.

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Police file FIR

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP, East) Davinder Chaudhary confirmed that the police arrested the accused. An FIR has been filed under sections 304 (snatching involving sudden or forceful seizure), 3 (5) (acts committed by multiple individuals with common intention), and 317 (2) (receiving or possessing stolen property) of BNS at Salem Tabri Police station.

Chaudhary added that Mohit alias Manu is already facing trial in three criminal cases.