Dehradun police arrested three thieves from Nehru Colony area and seized stolen items from their possession on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Sarfaraj, Mohammad Afsar and Zakir, natives of Kishanganj (Bihar) and they were living in rented accommodation in Doiwala area.
In course of interrogation, the accused admitted their involvement in two theft incidents in Nehru Colony Police Station area in recent past.
DIG/SSP Pushpak Jyoti said while interacting with media persons that he had recently formed teams led by Mukesh Tyagi to solve theft cases reported in Nehru Colony police station. Acting on a tip- off, the police arrested the accused from Mohkampur, IIP gate–3, Haridwar Road on Wednesday evening and recovered stolen items.
According to accused, they had burgled a shop at Eketa Colony, Haridwar Road and decamped with 13 mobile phones, a laptob and a tab on the intervening night of August 18 and19. A case under Sections 457/380 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in the Nehru Colony police station. The accused also informed that they had burgled a locked house, in Deepnagar and decamped with jewelry and domestic utensils.
Based on information, police recovered stolen jewelry from their possession. Earlier, in regards to a burglary case in a house, located at Deepnagar, police had registered a case under Section 380 of IPC against unidentified persons in Nehru Colony police station. A team has been formed to arrest the absconder Mustkeem, native of Bihar, involved in Deepnagar burglary incident.