The City-1 police on Sunday apprehended five suspects besides detaining two minors for having created a massive ruckus in Indira Nagari on Friday night.
The suspects barged into the home of a local businessman, attacked him with sharp-edged weapons and looted Rs 16,000 from his wardrobe.
Upon receiving a complaint from the victim Raj Kumar, the police registered a case under relevant sections of the BNS against eight individuals and nabbed seven of them, while the search for the eighth is ongoing. SHO Maninder Singh said two of the accused are minors.
Raj Kumar recalled that on Friday evening, he was being followed closely by a group of armed youths, who began demanding money from him.
Kumar ran to a room located on the rooftop of his house and locked it from inside.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Akash, Jagmeet Singh, Mirza, Sameer, Tarun and Deep Singh. Additionally, two minors have been held. The absconding accused has been identified as Sukhbir Singh alias Preet.
The SHO said that one of the juvenile had appeared for Class 10 examinations, while the other for Class 12. However, despite being engaged in their studies, bad company landed them behind bars.
