Police are planning to take on remand high-profile burglar Sanjay Kumar Nishank, who was recently arrested for his involvement in a series of burglaries in the city, to ascertain his involvement in other crimes.
Stolen properties worth Rs 60 lakh, including gold and silver ornaments, laptops, mobile phones and lED TVs were recovered from his possession.
Sources said the cops want to unearth more information regarding Sanjay’s modus operandi and the techniques adopted to commit a series of burglaries singlehandedly.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Sanjay learnt the tricks of the trade from internet and basically targeted the houses during evening hours, festival and holidays, informed DCP Anup Sahu.
Sahu further informed that 12 cases have been registered against Sanjay and from the stolen items recovered it is suspected that he is also involved in a number of other cases.
After Sanjay’s arrest on July 26, several CCTV footages showing him breaking into houses at various places in the city are doing rounds in social media.
Police said the accused Sanjay of Atri village under the Khordha police station had completed his BBA. However, he started committing burglary after he was sacked from his jobs.