Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur on Sunday praised two sisters who had exemplarily displayed their courage by preventing a theft and also caught the thief at their home in Shahpura.The Home Minister paid a visit to their home on Sunday. Gaur praised the act of courage in which both the sisters - Divya Dwivedi and Shivya Dwivedi nabbed thief who entered the house while they were alone. The sisters with the help of their father and neighbours caught the thief and handed over him to the police.
Shahpura police station incharge Renu Murab said the incident took place on Saturday when the two girls Divya Dwivedi (28) and her sibling Shivya (21) were relaxing in a room when Sanjay Thakur entered their house and picked up the laptop and started to flee, the sisters spotted him and gave him a chase. "They overpowered Thakur after some distance and raised an alarm, following which locals rushed to their aid. Thakur was then handed over to police and booked under the charge of housebreaking," Murab said. According to police, Thakur had admitted to stealing from the same house on January 7 as well when the family was resting in the backyard. The police have registered a case against the miscreant and have started further investigation.