Acting on a tip-off, Dehradun police have arrested a Rajasthan based- notorious thief and recovered a laptop, three ATM cards, a cheque book and 100 gram gold biscuit from his possession. The accused has been identified as lalit Gupta alias Amit Bhairvan, native of Rajasthan, said SP Pradeep Kumar Rai while interacting with media persons on Friday.
He said that police received a tip-off that a Rajasthan based thief was approaching Dhamawala market area, Dehradun to sell his stolen items. The same man was also involved in several thefts reported under several police station areas in Haridwar and Dehradun districts.Following the direction of SSP Pushpak Jyoti, several teams were formed and they were directed to conduct a drive in Dhamawala market area. Police saw a person moving about suspiciously in the Dhamawala market area on Thursday evening.
The suspect ran after police asked him to stop for frisking. Police ghearoed the area and finally he was nabbed, he added. In another development, police patrol team of Raiwala police station, Dehradun arrested two thieves who were found roaming about the area with intention to commit theft. The accused have been identified as Shankar and Sonu, residents of Haridwar.