Dehradun police have arrested three thieves and recovered 29 stolen laptops, 19 laptop chargers and three laptop carrying bags with an estimated value of Rs 4.90 lakh from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Nehru Colony residents Amandeep, Sohail Khan and Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) native Shadab Ali, said Dehradun senior superintendent of police Ajay Rautela on Monday.
In a written complaint on May 22, Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, Dharampur branch manager Sanjeev Sakhedar stated that on May 21 night, someone had stolen 25 laptops and chargers after breaking the bank's shutter. Taking cognisance of this, a case under section 457/380 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in Nehru Colony Police Station on May 22. SSP Rautela said that to solve this case, a team headed by Nehru Colony Police Station in-charge Praveen Singh Koshyari was formed and they began searching the culprits.
Police received a tip off about some criminals are roaming around Shastrinagar area, Haridwar Road to commit crime in the locality. Police acted on this information and arrested three criminals from Shastrinagar. The criminals admitted their offence and based on the information provided by these criminals, team recovered the stolen laptops from their possession, he added.