Gurgaon: Three men were arrested for allegedly robbing a common service centre (CSC) operator of Rs 50,000 and his mobile phone at knifepoint in Sheetla Colony Tuesday night.The robbery took place around 8.30pm. According to the complaint filed with the police, two men entered the shop and asked for a mobile phone charger. They left after some time and returned later asking for it again.When the shopkeeper was about to hand it over, the two allegedly pushed him, covered his mouth and threatened him. They then fled with the cash and his mobile phone.Following a complaint lodged on Oct 29, an FIR was registered at Sector 5 police station. Joint police teams and Crime Branch Palam Vihar arrested the three from Basai on the same day.The accused are Ashish Baghel (22) from Basai, Amar Kumar (21) and Vimal Kumar (31). All three are natives of UP and work as labourers.They had claimed to have told the cops they had allegedly noticed that the CSC shop was the only establishment open in the street and that there was nobody around. They allegedly planned the robbery, with Amar and Ashish entering the shop while Vimal kept watch outside.“Two of the accused entered the shop while the third kept watch,” a police officer said adding, “verification of their criminal records revealed that Ashish was previously involved in two robbery cases registered in Gurgaon. Amar also has a previous case of assault and criminal intimidation registered against him.“The accused will be produced before a court and taken on police remand for further interrogation and recovery of the stolen cash and mobile phone.
