Siliguri, 20th September: In a significant breakthrough, the cops of the New Jalpaiguri (NJP) police station arrested a miscreant on charges of snatching a money bag from a woman. The arrested accused has been identified as Anup Gwala, a resident of Fatapukur in Rajganj.
It has to be noted that, last Friday, Babita Roy, a resident of Ramnagar Basti adjacent to Gora More of Fulbari I Gram Panchayat (GP), was returning home in a Toto (e-rickshaw) after withdrawing Rs 60,000 from a bank in NJP area for her son’s treatment. As the toto reached DS Colony area, two youths, came from behind on a two-wheeler and forcibly snatched the bag containing money from the woman. As claimed, the bag already had Rs 20,000, and an additional Rs 60,000 was withdrawn from the bank. The miscreants allegedly made way with a total of 80,000 rupees. After the incident, Babita Roy filed a complaint at NJP police station.
On the basis of the complaint, police initiated an investigation with the help of CCTV footage. On Tuesday night, Anup Gwala was arrested from the Naukaghat area in Siliguri. According to police sources, the accused frequently arrived from Fatapukur on a bike and fled after indulging in snatching. On Wednesday, the arrested accused was produced in the court, while, NJP Police are engaged in further investigation.