In two highway robberies in East Khasi Hills this week two truck drivers were robbed of their valueables.
In one incident near Sumer, five persons waylaid a truck driver and dispossed him of his cash. The robbers escaped in a jeep. The driver reported the matter to Barapani Beat House and the police arrested all the five men and recovered the cash intact.
In another incident, four persons stopped a vehicle at Khanapara and took away two wrist watches and Rs.500 from its driver. The Police was successful in nabbing the culprits and recovered the looted materials.