Dehradun Police has arrested two thieves and recovered stolen items from their possession on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as lokesh and Naushad, natives of Mahitarpur, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), said SSP Sadanand Shankar Rao Date.
He said police had acted swiftly after getting a tip-off about the thieves on Wednesday night.
The two thieves were trying to burgle a jewellery shop in Premnagar. The thieves fled away after hearing the screams of locals. Police reached the spot and inspected the site. With help of CCTV footages, both the accused were arrested.
A case under sections 457/380/511/379/411/427 of IPC was registered against lokesh and Naushad in the Premnagar police station. The investigation is underway.