Valuables worth Rs 1 lakh were recovered from two miscreants who were nabbed from 1100 quarters area under Habibganj police station area on Saturday.
According to the police acting on a tip off a joint team of Crime branch Bhopal and Habibganj police two persons were detained from 1100 quarters area and when questioned they confirmed committing burglaries.
The two were identified as Santosh alias Pappan and Anil Giri. Santosh is a habitual offender while Anil is a car driver.laptop, Camera, Handi Cam, Cylinder, coins of foreign currency, camera lens and mobile worth Rs 1 lakh were recovered from their possession.
Santosh has been released on bail few months ago. He was involved in more than 2 dozen criminal cases including a case of murder among other cases he was also booked for 11 cases of robberies, 7 burglaries, 3 vehicle thefts.
Earlier Santosh was arrested in Bhopal and Indore in vehicle theft case. The other accused Anil who is a driver by profession used to facilitate the whole process from stealing to disposing of the vehicles.
Meanwhile, two miscreants were nabbed by Crime branch Bhopal who were trying to sell robbed goods worth Rs 70,000 including Rs 15,000 in cash in Habibganj area on Saturday.
Three mobile phones, a pair of gold ear rings and Rs 15,000 cash were recovered from their possession.The two were identified as Ghyanshyam Chandravanshi of Rajgarh and Ajay lal of Sehore. The two confirmed robbery at Habibganj and Arera Colony. Interestingly both the accused do not have any criminal record and were involved in agricultural works in their areas.