The Bhopal Crime Branch nabbed a 24-year-old miscreant who stolen purse carrying Rs 45,000 and mobile phone around two months and recovered stolen valuables and scooter used in the crime on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip, one of the miscreants involved in the crime was identified as Ajju alias Azhar Khan (24) who confessed stealing of purse from the victim near Gufa Mandir on October 10. The nabbed accused confessed stealing purse from victim’s scooter along with Sikandar who is yet to be arrested.
Police have recovered Rs 5000 and scooter used in the crime from the nabbed accused. The two divided the money after the crime. he two have been booked in the past for several offences and their crime record is been investigated. Azhar was booked by Koh-e-Fiza police, Bairagarh and crime record. More crimes would be confessed in the further investigation. The accused stole the purse which was in the scooter which the victim parked at Gufa Mandir road.
Meanwhile two miscreants were nabbed for damaging car and threatening at knife point to extort money near Reliance petrol pump under Teelajamalpura police station area in the night on Wednesday.
Police said that the victim Chandan Indoria was attacked by two miscreants demanding money and damaged window panes around 9 in the night when he was on his way to home after work.