The five persons Mohd Zaker (28) a car driver, Mohd Asif (35) a plumber, Shaik Mohiuddin (26), Aijaz Khan (28) and Mohd Azam (28), all three labourers were caught by the Falaknuma police.
Later, the duo snatched a mobile phone from a woman, Neelam, at Ameerpet at around 5.30 am while at Punjagutta, they snatched a phone from one Raghavendra and escaped.
