Nagpur: Imamwada police arrested a 19-year-old youth for allegedly robbing a Chinese food stall owner at knifepoint near Medical Square late on September 13.

According to police, complainant Dinesh Rajesh Shahu (23), a resident of Bajrang Nagar, was at his roadside eatery opposite VR Mall around 10:45 pm when two men on a motorcycle approached. Brandishing a knife, they hurled abuses and demanded a weekly “hafta” of ₹5,000, warning that he could not run his business otherwise. When Shahu refused, one assailant threatened to kill him while the other forcibly grabbed ₹2,000 from the shop’s cash counter before fleeing.

Acting swiftly on Shahu’s description, Imamwada police traced and detained prime accused Jai Satish Suryawanshi (19) of Chandan Nagar along with a juvenile accomplice. During interrogation, the duo confessed to the crime. Officers recovered a knife, the stolen cash of ₹2,000, and the Splendor Plus motorcycle used in the offence, valued in total at ₹42,000.

A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered. The operation was carried out under the guidance of DCP Rashmita Rao and ACP Pradeep Shiraskar by PI Hridaynarayan Yadav and his team. Further investigation is underway.