Kamla Nagar police have nabbed four persons including a woman and a minor boy for planning and setting ablaze a shop at Nehru Nagar; plot was made by woman inspired by Crime Petrol serial.
The main accused Sheeri Appi masterminded the setting ablaze of shop at Nehru Nagar run by victim Zaheer who is Sheeri’s brother-in-law. Using the CCTV cameras of the spot and nearby ITMS cameras police managed to identify the registration number of the scooter used in the crime on which three persons were spotted.
Sheeri was detained and quizzed after which she revealed that her husband Zameer’s shop was impacted by Zaheer’s shop due to which she wanted to damage shop to destroy his business and provided Rs 2000 to Zaid.
Zaid along with Farhan and a minor boy set the shop ablaze who were later nabbed based on the details provided by Sheeri. Meanwhile, MP Nagar police have nabbed a 25-year-old vehicle-lifter and recovered four stolen two-wheelers worth Rs 2 lakh on Thursday.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off, a youth was detained and when he was quizzed, he confessed stealing of three motorbikes and one scooter which were recovered from his possession.
The nabbed accused was identified as Rahul Suryavanshi of Aishbagh, the accused hails from Umreth Chhindwara. Police have recovered Suzuki Hayate, Bajaj Pulsar, Hondo Dio and Passion Pro. Three of the vehicles were stolen in the year 2020 while one was stolen last year.