Muranga Cop Seized Over Sh.1,100 Robbery

A Muranga based Police officer has been arrested for violently robbing a Tuk Tuk operator of Sh. 1,100.

The incident is booked at Kabati Police Station in Murang’a county.

The complainant recounted how the policeman flagged down his Piaggio Tuk Tuk, registration number KTWA 546X, before he allegedly made a demand of Sh2,000.

When the driver failed to give the cash, the officer allegedly snatched Sh300 that the driver was holding.

He further went ahead and forced his hands into the complainant’s pockets and robbed him of a further Sh800, leaving his trousers torn apart.

The distraught Tuk Tuk driver raised alarm and Police Officers from Kabati Police Station led by the OCS, rushed to the scene of the incident.

The officer is in custody. 

*This article was written by  Sharon Wayua for Uzalendo News.  Email: uzalendonews24@gmail.com to submit your story.