- They hit the vehicle from behind, wait for the driver to step out and then the armed robbers loot him/her.
- In robbery cases, robbers abduct the car/biker at gunpoint. They take him or her to the nearest ATM kiosk and compel them to withdraw money. After taking money from the victim, they abandon him or her in Mohali or any part of Chandigarh.
- In cases of carjacking, robbers hit the targeted car. When the driver stops the car to check the damage or argue with the robbers, they point gun to his or her forehead and flee with his or car.
- The robbers operate in the wee hours between 12 midnight to 4 am.
- Robbers strike at secluded places, where the movement of motorists and PCR is always very less.
- They also strike near the exit points of the city, so that they can easily sneak out of the city after committing the crime.
The police have identified Jodha Singh and his gang members behind some of the robberies but failed to arrest them. In January, the crime branch of police arrested Jodha and two others for gunpoint robberies, but Jodha fled from the custody of UT police at Khanna while returning after being produced in court in February.
Recent cases of robberies with similar modus operandi
March 14 | Jatinder Singh, a Mohali resident, was abducted by three occupants of another car at gunpoint from the dividing road of Sector 48/49 at 4.30 am. The accused first hit his bike. Once Jatinder fell on the ground, they abducted him.February 27 | Restaurant manager Surinder Singh of Nayagaon reported that a car hit his bike after which the miscreants in the car abducted him at gunpoint, robbed him of Rs 10,700 and later dumped him at Kharar.
December 17, 2017 | Car-borne miscreants robbed a vehicle-owner of his brand new Innova Crysta car at gunpoint. The accused hit his car from behind and when the driver stepped out of the SUV, the accused fled with SUV after terrifying him by pointing gun.