The Delhi Police has arrested a 24 year-old man for allegedly stealing articles worth lakhs of rupees from an Air India pilot's car that was parked outside the Aerocity Metro Station near Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi. The accused identified as Mukesh Kumar is a native of Bond Kalan village in Haryana's Bhiwani.
According to Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) at IGIA, on October 31, Captain Daksh Yadav of Air India alleged that his laptop and other articles were stolen from his car which was parked opposite the Aerocity Metro Station following which a case was registered.
During preliminary investigation, police learnt that Kumar came to Nehru Place Market Sunday to sell a laptop which was stolen from the IGI Airport, the senior officer said.
Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid and subsequently, the accused was apprehended near Shokeen Farm in Rangpuri. The stolen laptop was recovered from his possession, the officer added. During interrogation, Kumar admitted that he had stolen a laptop from a car parked outside the Aerocity Metro Station on October 31, the DCP said. Subsequently, other items stolen from the car were also recovered from his residence. A motorcycle, which was stolen by the accused earlier, was also seized, he said.