Three men were arrested for attempting to snatch mobile phone from a police constable in east Delhi, officials said on Monday.
Police laid a trap at Samachar Market in Mayur Vihar Phase-1 on Sunday as a constable in civil uniform walked around talking over phone, police said.
Four people came there on two motorcycles and tried to snatch his mobile phone. On facing resistance, they threatened the constable with knives, a senior police officer said.
However, three of the snatchers, Aas Mohmmed, Salman Khan and Vikash, were nabbed by police, the officer said, adding one accused managed to flee.
Two knives and two mobiles phones were seized from them, police said.
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