In an incident that might inspire confidence in the neighbours at a time when fellow-feeling is seen to be declining fast, neighbour’s vigilance aside from swiftness of police has led to the thieves being caught.
Dehradun police claimed to have solved an armed burglary case by arresting three thieves, including a woman, on Friday.
The armed burglary occurred at noon in the house of advocate Shankar Sharan Aggarwal, located at Dutta Enclave, Vasant Vihar on Friday wherein the advocate’s wife was beaten by the thieves. Police acted swiftly and arrested these accused, including a woman working as a domestic help in the house.
The accused have been identified as Uttar Pradesh natives Ankit, Bharti and her husband Kishanjeet, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela while interacting with media persons.
He said that teams have been formed and deployed. The fourth accused Ankur who is now absconding would be arrested soon, he said. Police have recovered gold ornaments and Rs8, 000 in cash and some arms from their possession.
Rautela said that city control room was informed about an armed burglary at noon by the eighbours of the advocate. Responding swiftly, constable Jogendra Balliwala, post constable Shashikant and woman constable Sushila began chasing one of the thieves.
The lead was given by a neighbour of the advocate, Kartik Goyal Police later managed to arrest one of the accused Ankit.With the information provided by Ankit during the interrogation, police prepared a sketch of other accused. The police post and cheetah police began searching the remaining thieves. Police arrested domestic help Bharti and her husband Kishanjeet. Interrogation revealed that Bharti had planned to burgle the house as only advocate’s wife was staying there during the day. She had informed her relatives Ankit, Ankur, her husband Kishanjeet and as per the plan hatched, they burgled the house. Bharti had come to Dehradun a month back and stated living in rented accommodation in the house of one Baburam Dheeman in the Dutta Enclave. She started working as a domestic help a few days ago, police said.