Haridwar police have arrested four thieves and recovered gold and silver ornaments worth lakhs from their possession. The accused have been identified as Sabir and Farman, residents of Ranipur Haridwar and Bilal and Prashant, residents of Jwalapur, Haridwar. DIG Garhwal Range Sanjay Gunjyal and Haridwar SSP Sweety Aggarwal had announced rewards of Rs 10, 000 and Rs 2500 respectively to the teams for arresting the accused. Sabir was earlier sent to jail in a rape case while Prashant, Farman and Bilal in theft, vehicle theft and loot cases in the past.
Jwalapur resident Mahaveer Sharma had registered case of burglary on January 20 that occurred when he along with his family members were in Rishikesh. Taking cognisace of this, a case under sections 454 and 380 of IPC was registered in Jwalapur police station. Teams that were formed began searching the accused. Acting on a tip- off, police arrested Prashant and based on his information, other three accused were arrested subsequently. The stolen items were recovered too from their possession.