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Two Arrested in Robbery of Intelligence IG’s Phones in Bhopal’s Char Imli

Investigators report two arrests as a third attacker and a missing phone remain untraced.

Overview

  • The IG (Intelligence), Dr. Ashish, was robbed late Tuesday night while walking with his wife in Char Imli, a high-security government colony in Bhopal.
  • Police say three bike-borne assailants snatched two mobile phones, one of which was later recovered in the Chunabhatti–Kolar area.
  • Authorities report two primary suspects have been arrested based on CCTV leads, while a third suspect is still being sought.
  • Investigators have formed multiple teams from the Crime Branch, Cyber Branch and local stations to continue the search and recover the second device.
  • Sources say one phone may contain confidential crime and operations data, though it is not confirmed whether any information was accessed, and the incident has drawn opposition criticism of law and order.