Two arrested for robbing scribe

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jun 06 2016 | 8:02 PM IST
Police arrested two persons for robbing a journalist of a vernacular daily when he was returning home, police said today.
The journalist was robbed at knife-point by two miscreants near Mallick Bazar- Shakespeare Sarani crossing last night, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.
The two attackers, both residents of adjacent Beniapukur area, were later arrested and the looted cash amounting to Rs 1,000 along with the scribe's ID card and other documents were recovered from them, the officer added.
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First Published: Jun 06 2016 | 8:02 PM IST

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