Crime branch Bhopal has nabbed two miscreants from Minal Residency area and seized valuables worth Rs 3 lakh. The miscreants were searching for customers to dispose of the valuables.
According to the police, acting on a tip off, two youths who were lurking near Minal Residency area for a prospective customer to sell out valuables, were detained. When the youths were questioned they were not able to answer satisfactorily about the valuables recovered from their possession. During the initial investigation, the two were identified as Sahil Khan (22) and Shehzad Khan (24) of Vidisha district.
Gold necklace, gold bangles and other jewelry were recovered from Sahil while gold ear rings, gold necklace and silver anklets along with other jewelry were recovered from Aslam. The miscreants confirmed four burglaries in the city. Out of the four burglaries three were committed in Ayodhya Nagar area and one was committed in Bairagarh area.
Around eight burglaries were confirmed by the accused. Apart from the crimes committed in the city they have committed burglaries in Raisen, Nazeerabad and Sehore areas in the past. During the investigation, it was found that the two nabbed miscreants were habitual offender and holds past criminal records. Sahil has been booked earlier for five vehicle lifting and one burglary case while Aslam was booked for burglary. Nabbed accused Sahil is wanted in a burglary case committed in Vidisha district.
Police have confirmed that the recovered valuables are worth Rs 3 lakh and during the investigation more thefts and burglaries would be confessed by the accused.