Ludhiana, April 21 -- Police have arrested two men on the charge of snatching a mobile phone in the Focal Point area after they were caught by residents and beaten before being handed over, officials said on Monday.

The arrested accused have been identified as Qasib Ansari and Shebag Yadav, both residents of Muslim Colony in Sherpur.

According to the complaint filed by Deepak Kumar, 20, a grocery shop owner, the incident took place on April 16 when three motorcycle-borne men snatched his mobile phone and attempted to flee.

On hearing his alarm, locals chased the accused and managed to nab two of them, while a third accomplice escaped. The residents then thrashed the duo before handing them over to the Focal Point police.

Police said a...