A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing cartons of surgical gloves from the office of his sister in order to take revenge after she fired him from the job. Police said that they have also arrested the receiver of the cartons.
The accused persons have been identified as Abdus Subhan and Mohammad Daud (33), both residents of Jamia Nagar.
According to R P Meena, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southeast district, a woman lodged an e-FIR on Thursday regarding theft.
“She alleged that twelve cartons of surgical gloves were stolen from her office at Okhla Phase-I. During investigation, police analysed the CCTV footage of nearby areas. In CCTV, one person was seen entering the office during the night of the incident. He was later identified as Subhan. He is the real brother of the complainant and was arrested from his home,” said the DCP.
“Interrogation revealed that Subhan is the real brother of the complainant. Earlier, he worked in the company of his sister at Okhla Phase-I, but due to some dispute, his sister fired him from the job one month ago. In order to take revenge from his sister, he committed the theft. He gave all stolen cartons to Daud for disposal,” said the DCP.
“On his instance, Daud was also arrested from his home and twelve stolen cartons of surgical gloves were recovered from his possession,” said the DCP.