The Dehradun police has arrested a thief from Curzon Road, Dalanwala, and recovered stolen items from his possession on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Himanshu, native of Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh), said SP (rural) Manikant Mishra while interacting with the mediapersons. He said that a senior citizen Sarveshwari Devi, resident of Pritam Road (Dalanwala), had hired Himanshu to paint her house. To find Sarveshwari Devi alone on Monday, he manhandled her, forcibly snatched gold chain, gold bangle, gold earnings and gold ring from her and fled.
Sarveshwari Devi had registered a complaint in Dalanwala police station the same day.Taking cognisance of this, a case under sections 308/394 of IPC was registered against Himanshu in Dalanwala Police Station. The Dehradun Police on Monday had conducted verification drive in the apartments across the city.
Acting on a tip-off that a thief was found loitering around suspiciously in Dalanwala, a team consisting of SSI Kamal Kumar lunthi and others started checking drives in the area. Police finally nabbed Himanshu from Curzon Road crossing. Based on information, teams recovered all the stolen items worth Rs2 lakh from his possession, he added.