More than 80 answer-sheets were stolen from a woman professor’s car at Chanchal square under Bairgarh police station area on Wednesday.
According to the police, victim Jaya Sharma and her husband Vijay Sharma were going to Barkatulalh University to submit the answer-sheets and on their way, they reached at Chanchal square. Both Jaya and Vijay alighted from their car to have water but on their return they found that the bag carrying the answer-sheets was missing.
The duo lodged a complaint with the Bairagarh police and after preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 379 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Jaya is a professor at Government Girls College in Sehore and took the paid assignment of evaluating answer-sheets of sixth semester of BCom of Barkatullah University. The incident took place when she was going to submit the evaluated answer booklets.
Meanwhile, the Berasia police have arrested a habitual offender with a country made pistol and live cartridges near Nazirabad-Virahshyam Khaedi joint on Tuesday. The police flung into action on receipt of a tip off regarding a miscreant equipped with weapon was on prowl in the area to commit crime. Acting on the tip off the miscreant was nabbed. The miscreant was identified identified as Jamnaprasad alias Gabbar (19), a resident of Nazirabad. SHO of Berasia police station Gopal Singh Chauhan told that the accused has been questioned and it is possible that during further investigation the accuse might confirm his crimes committed earlier.