The Matunga Police in Mumbai have arrested three people for allegedly robbing two Wadala-based residents while they were buying vegetables in Dadar on December 14.

According to police, the accused have been identified as Arbaz Nasir Shaikh alias Babulal, 18, who is employed as a street vendor; Mohammad Rafiq Siddiqui, 20, a delivery boy; and 22-year-old Faizan Jamadar, who sells mobile covers. All the accused all residents of Antop Hill, Wadala.

On the day of the incident, the complainant — Mala Parashuram Giri and his friend Somnath Mahadev Londhe — were walking towards Five Gardens, Wadala, around 5 am to buy vegetables when the three accused approached them on a two-wheeler. They allegedly pointed a knife at Giri and Londhe and threatened to stab them if they did not hand over their valuables to the accused. They allegedly snatched Rs 25,000 from Giri and Rs 5,000 from Londhe, before fleeing the scene.