The Gopalapuram police arrested three persons who had allegedly snatched a cash bag containing Rs. 20,000 from an elderly woman four days ago at Secunderabad.
The arrested persons are identified as Abdul Asif, Pradeep Goud and a juvenile boy.
According to the police, the trio on Wednesday snatched away a cash bag from a woman while she was standing at a bus stop near Secunderabad railway station after
withdrawing the cash from a nearby bank. The suspects who were following the woman from the bank on getting an opportunity snatched away the bag after pushing her and escaped.
The police identified the suspects with the help of footage form surveillance cameras installed in the area and caught them. Asif was previously arrested in three cases while Pradeep in six offences reported in Secunderabad and surroundings, the police said.