A miscreant involved in burglaries and purchase of stolen goods were nabbed from Talaiya by the crime branch Bhopal and recovered valuables worth Rs1.3 lakh from their possession.
Acting on a tip off regarding a youth who was trying to sell jewelry was nabbed by crime branch personnel and when he was searched gold jewelry was recovered from his possession.
The nabbed accused was identified as Sahab alias Salman of Karond and in the investigation he confessed that the valuables were burgled from Safia College area on March 6, 2016.
In the initial investigation the accused confessed that he had sold a part of the stolen goods was to Ranjeet Soni (37) of Kotwali. Based on the information provided by the Salman, Ranjeet was nabbed and recovered valuables from his possession. Salman told the police that in the burglary one gold chain, two gold finger rings, four pairs of gold ear rings, one pendant, one silver coin and Rs10,000 cash. later he sold four pairs of golf ear rings to Ranjeet at Rs10,000. Police said that Salman has been booked for burglary and theft in the past. More thefts would be revealed by the accused in the further investigation and more recoveries would be made. The accused used to work as labour and would target the spot for burglary during work.