Haridwar police arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in burglaries in the city and also recovered stolen items from them. The accused have been identified as Amit Kumar, resident of Vishnulok, Ranipur Colony and Tannu alias Tansen, resident of Jwalapur, Haridwar.
Haridwar SSP Sadanand Date said that in his written complaint, Sanjeev Dutta, resident, Friends Colony under Jwalapur police station area, stated that his home was burgled in broad day light on August 9 when the family members were not present.
Taking cognisance of this report, a case under section 305 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in Jwalapur police station. To solve the case, a police team comprising police officers and constables was formed and they began searching the culprits. Police received a tip- off about two persons roaming around Jwalapur police station area suspiciously. Acting on this, police arrested two persons named Amit and Tannu alias Tansen after they failed to answer police queries satisfactorily. Based on interrogation, police recovered stolen gold items worth lakhs of rupees from their possession. During interrogation, it was revealed that two persons Chhotan, resident of Ranipur and Raja, resident of Vishnulok Colony Ranipur were also involved in burglaries in the city. Police teams are working on to nab the absconders.
In another incident, Roorkee police have arrested two persons named lucky and Dinesh, residents of Roorkee for allegedly carrying weapons and bullets on Wednesday.