Crime branch Bhopal nabbed a 20-year-old for stealing vehicles and recovered a scooter from his possession at Shahjehanabad area on Monday.
Acting on a tip off a youth was detained from Shahjehanabad area and recovered a stolen scooter from his possession. Initially the accused tried to mislead the police personnel but when the police asked for the documents of the vehicle the accused was not able to provide the documents of the vehicle and confessed that the scooter was stolen one.
The nabbed miscreant was identified as Fazil Khan of Shahjehanabad area. In the initial investigation accused confessed that the scooter recovered from his possession was stolen from Babe Ali stadium on May 26 last month.
The accused in working alone or he steals the vehicles with other accomplices would be investigated. The disposal of the vehicles stolen in the past was done with the help of accomplices or he had sold the vehicles alone is under investigation said the police.
The number of crimes and vehicles stolen by the accused would be searched.
Two wheeler vehicle bearing registration number MP04- SN-5728 was recovered from his possession. The vehicle was recovered from house of accused in Shahjehanabad.
Police have not found criminal record of the accused and have started searching for the past criminal record of the accused. Shahjehanabad police have been contacted and asked to provide details of the accused.
Accused wanted to sell the vehicle after using it but before he could sell the vehicle he was nabbed by the police.