Dehradun police have arrested eight thieves and recovered stolen items from their possession on Tuesday. Most of the accused were addicted to drugs, police sources said.
Senior cops remaining worried over spiralling cases of snatching incidents and other thefts in the state capital, police station officers had been directed to conduct vehicle checking drives in the city, said SP city Ajay Singh.
As police asked two persons sitting astride a bike sans a registered number plate to stop at Pathribagh area in Patelnagar, the duo tried to run away. They were arrested and were identified as Suraj Singh and Aashu. While being grilled, the duo said that they along with some others-all addicted to drugs-used to engage in chain snatching and mobile snatching activities. Based on their information, police arrested other members of the gang. The accused have been identified as Suraj Singh Thakur, resident of Patelnagar, Vikas, resident of Gandhi Gram, Aashu Kumar, resident of GMS Road, Sumit Patel, resident of Patelnagar, Mubarak Hussain, resident of GMS Road, Badal, resident of Gandhi Gram, Aunkar, resident of Nai Basti, Patelnagar and a minor. Police seized four vehicles used in the thefts and recovered around a dozen mobile phones from them.