A woman who committed theft in the Housing Board Colony located in Tila Jamalpura area of the State capital has been caught red handed.

The victim's Lawyer nabbed her and handed her over to the police. The accused woman kept telling him to take Rs 40000 thousand but not to hand her over to the police. However, the complainant has handed over the woman to the police. The police produced her in the court and sent to jail.

According to the information, Advocate Khalid Ali (28) lives in Housing Board Colony of Tila Jamalpura. He said that an unknown woman entered his house at 3 pm on April 23. After reaching the second floor the woman entered his bedroom and from here the woman had escaped after stealing Rs 80000 and a silver ring kept in his cupboard along with the key of the cupboard. On Sunday, May 19, the woman came again for theft. Then she was caught red-handed stealing.

The woman told during interrogation that she had earlier also entered eight-ten nearby houses with the intention of stealing. When nothing was found, she came to his house again for theft. The nearby residents recognized him on the basis of his appearance.

During the first theft, his footage was captured in CCTV cameras. Immediately the neighbors saw the woman entering the house and informed them.

Khalid said that the woman told during interrogation that she used to roam in different areas of old Bhopal with two other women and three men. People often sleep during the afternoon in summer. Taking advantage of this, she would enter houses and steal whatever she could and run away. The accused woman has been identified as Razia Khan alias Rajjo, resident of Aishbagh. On Monday the police presented him in court. There are more than two dozen previous cases registered against him.