A miscreant carrying a reward of Rs1,000 on his head for stealing cattle worth Rs50,000 from Misrod area was nabbed by crime branch Bhopal on Saturday. Acting on a tip off, Shafeeq Beldar was nabbed from MP Nagar area who confirmed the stealing of cattle from Misrod area. The nabbed accused confessed that he had stolen the cattle and with the help of Ashfaq alias Hetu Kasai (37), Shiva Chouhan (23) and Juned used to sell the cattle.
Earlier on March 11, 2015 owner of a dairy at Deepdi village Sabira Bi lodged a complaint with the Misrod police regarding her two cattle which went missing on March 10. During the investigation it was found that Magic loading vehicle MP05-lA-1271 was used to transport cattle and when the owner of the vehicle Mohammad Aslam was nabbed he confirmed that Shafeeq Beldar, Ashfaq , Shiva and Juned were involved in stealing cattle from Sabira’s dairy.
After several raids at their houses police failed to nab the miscreants and later after receiving information of the accused he was nabbed from MP Nagar. Shafeeq confessed that Ashfaq alias Hetu Kasai was involved in stealing cattle in the past and has been booked for theft in different police stations in the city due to which he remains absconding. Shiva helps in stealing cattle and Ashfaq disposes the cattle and later the money was divided between them. Police said that the number of animals they have stolen is not yet confirmed and the search for the remaining accused has been intensified.