Dehradun police have arrested two thieves and recovered stolen items from their possession on Friday. The accused have been identified as Sablu, native of Badaun (Uttar Pradesh) and Zakir, resident of Nehru Colony. Several cases related to burglary, chain- snatching and other crimes have already been registered against Sablu in various police stations like Patelnagar, Nehru Colony, Sahaspur of Dehradun. He was sent to jail several times in the past, it is learnt.
Mohammad Kyum, resident of Mehuwala had registered a complaint in Patelnagar police station, stating unidentified persons had burgled his house while they were out of the city on February 11 this year. He alleged the persons had decamped with jewellary and other valuables worth around lakhs of rupees. Taking cognisance of this, a case under sections 454/380 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in Patelnagar police station. The police station in-charge inspector Pankaj Kumar Gairola said that he had formed a team headed by NS Bisht. Acting on a tip- off, police arrested two thieves from Shimla Bypass near Pithuwala Polytechnic College on Friday and recovered stolen items, including gold ornaments, from their possession. The accused will send to jail after being produced in the court, he added.