Five held for snatching mobile of Priyank wife

NT Correspondent

Two accused who had snatched a mobile phone from the wife of former IT minister Priyank Kharge have been arrested by the police along with three of their associates. The accused were using a stolen bike to commit the robberies. The arrested were identified as Mohin Taj, 27, Sheikh Illiyas, 28, Jabi, 28, Aslam, 24, and Shahid, 26.

On February 6th at around 6.45 am, Shruthi Kharge, wife of former IT minister Priyank Kharge was robbed of her mobile phone near her house in the upscale Sadashivanagar area. She was walking near her house, when two miscreants snatched her phone and fled. Priyank is the MLA from Chittapura constituency in Kalaburagi and his PA had filed a complaint with the police. Priyank had told NT that his wife was talking to her mother when the miscreants grabbed the iphone 11 and fled.

The two accused are Mohin Taj and Illiyas. There are over 30 cases of robberies, theft, extortion and other cases against Taj at various police stations. They were selling the phones for prices ranging from Rs 3000 to Rs 5000 to a man named Aslam.

The gang was also involved in a robbery case in HSR Layout. The Sadashivanagar police have registered a case and are investigating.