CHENNAI: Chennai police personnel have arrested two persons for allegedly robbing pedestrians in separate incidents.
Police said J Charles (26) of Aminjikarai was arrested by Maduravoyal police for allegedly robbing a pedestrian of his mobile phone and `800 at knife-point near Vanagaram on Saturday night.
Police said he had already been arrested twice for committing similar offences. A hunt is on for his associate. Meanwhile, Tiruvanmiyur police arrested 38-year-old K Balakrishnan based on a complaint that he robbed a pedestrian of `500 at knife-point on Friday. Police said Balakrishnan was a history-sheeter. Both were remanded to judicial custody.