Two drunk boys on stab-and-rob spree target eight in Thane

THANE: Two drunk boys riding a stolen scooter, brandishing a chopper and two knives, went on a spree attacking people and robbing some across Thane city early on Monday until the police nabbed the teenagers an hour later. Six people were stabbed and robbed, one was robbed but spared an attack. They also fled with a two-wheeler of another person. Two of the persons sustained major injuries while other are at different hospitals.
The police said the accused are aged between 16 and 17 and have crime records. A senior officer said that the boys had bought the three weapons prior to the attack. Earlier, the boys had consumed alcohol with two friends.
At first, they stabbed a security guard. “They then took a rickshaw for Thane station and robbed the driver’s phone and money.,” said the officer.
There, they lifted a scooter and then went on a rob-and- stab spree. “On the Eastern Express Highway, they attacked two persons with a chopper and stole their cellphones. At Pokhran, they attacked two other persons with chopper and robbed their phones and money,” the officer said. By then, passersby had alerted the police control room.
They then stopped another auto driver and stabbed him and fled from the spot after snatching his mobile phone.
The police had by then laid a trap near Hiranandani Meadows where the boys were intercepted. The teenagers flashed the knives to scare the cops who overpowered one, but the other fled. He was arrested later. Six phones and Rs 3,000-were recovered from them.