Dehradun Police arrested two persons from Nehru Colony for their alleged involvement in several cases of burglaries under several police station areas in the State Capital. Police also recovered cash and jewellery amounting to lakhs of rupees from them. The accused have been identified as Bijnor natives Azim and Arshad, said Dehradun SSP Kewal Khurana while interacting with media persons on Tuesday.
Both were living in rented accommodation in Bhagat Singh Colony. Police will take action against the home owner who had not completed police verification of his tenants in the local police station, he added.
According to Khurana, both were labourers and working as painters in houses. Both used to conduct recce during day and had committed several burglaries in locked homes under different police station areas including Raipur, Nehru Colony and Dalanwala. Khurana had formed police teams to search for the culprits. Acting on tip off, police arrested Azim and Arshad on Tuesday. During interrogation, the accused had admitted their offences. Police recovered cash and jewellery amounting lakhs of rupees from them. Several cases under section 380/411 of IPC were registered against the accused in different police stations of Dehradun, Bijnor, Najibabad and others, he added.