The Chuna Bahtti police on Tuesday arrested a 15-year-old boy on the charge of stealing mobile phones worth Rs 2 lakh. Around 21 mobile phones were stolen by the miscreant on February 11 from Konark Avenue shop.
According to the police, the offender was arrested on the basis of the CCTV footages. The accused had broken the locks of the shutter and to enter the shop the glass panes were broken.
The police have recovered mobile phones worth Rs 1.5 lakh. Few mobile phones were sold by the accused and spent the cash received against the sale. Interestingly, the accused used to sell the electronic goods only when he needed money and would sell the electronic goods at very cheap price. The accused hails from Rewa and was booked for three thefts cases by Civil lines police of Rewa district.
The accused used to commit crimes since he was of 11 years. He used to visit the city to meet his relative and during his visits he would search for targets which could yield him more money.
Senior officials have praised the efforts that the district police have solved the case in a short span of time.During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused used to sell the electronic goods at very low price and to evade suspicion he would tell the people buying the mobile phones and laptops that his mother is ill and money is required for his medication. Earlier on February 11 around 21 mobile phones of Samsung were burgled from Konark Avenue shop under Chuna Bhatti police station area.