A 28-year old youth involved in more than 15 crimes of thefts and burglaries was held and valuables worth `8 lakh have been recovered from his possession.
Superintendent of Police Bhopal (South) Anshuman Singh while speaking with the media persons on Monday said that the nabbed accused Mukesh Thakur of Shivaji Nagar has confessed 14 burglaries and thefts in the city and one in Gwalior. Details of other crimes would be investigated. The accused had committed thefts and burglaries in the city and other districts.
The accused was nabbed during vehicle checking at Rachna Nagar under bridge in the evening on Sunday.
The vehicle checking drive aimed to nab miscreants involved in burglaries and other crimes is conducted on frequent basis, he added.
Thakur used to commit crime along with his accomplices and search for the accomplices have been intensified.
More than a dozen mobile phones, a motorbike and goods worth `8 lakh were recovered from his possession.
Police have recovered a currency note counting machine which was burgled by the accused few days ago. The accused was nabbed with a stolen scooter. The nabbed accused was involved in the burglary at former MP of Morena Surya Prasad Uchadiya.
Mukesh confessed that he used to commit burglary with Sachin who had burgled wrist watches from Titan showroom that Malviya Nagar. The past records of the accused would be investigated which could help in further investigation.
Police have recovered valuables burgled from MP Nagar, Piplani and Gwalior and five motorbikes. Five burglaries were committed in MP Nagar and two were committed in Piplani while one in Gwalior.