Lucknow, March 23 -- A 22-year-old man accused in a mobile snatching case was arrested following a brief encounter with police in Lucknow, officials said.

Lucknow's Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) South Nipun Agarwal said the incident occured on March 20, when a mobile phone was snatched from Preeti Singh, a security guard. Acting promptly on the complaint, police registered a case and constituted a team to trace the accused.

"On March 20th, a mobile snatching incident occurred involving a woman named Preeti Singh, who works as a security guard. The police immediately filed a complaint and formed a team to arrest the accused. Today, near Sector 15, Nehar Road, close to PGI, a 22-year-old man was spotted. When the police signalled hi...