Police on Monday arrested two minors while trying to sell a stolen rare bird to a bird-seller at Sakchi. The bird, a Kakatoa, was stolen along with the cage from a house on Road No 2 at BH Area in Kadma on Sunday afternoon.
The owner of the bird, Zafrulla Khan had lodged an FIR with the Kadma police station against unknown criminals. Khan, who is a Tata Steel employee, had also informed the bird-sellers operating in front of Jama Masjid about his stolen Kakatoa, alerting them that may be someone turn up with the bird for selling the stolen bird to them.
According to information, two 15-year-old boys turned up at one of the bird-shops to sell them. As the bird-seller, Mohammed Murad, was informed about the theft of a Kakatoa and the probable sale of the bird, he informed Khan about the two minors. Khan immediately informed the Kadma police station, leading a police party to rush to the bird-shop at Sakchi where the two minors were taken into custody.
The police seized the cage containing the Kakatoa and also arrested the minors. In the afternoon, the two minors who are residents of Dhakidih in Bistupur were forwarded to the Ghaghidih-based remand home after their production before a judicial magistrate.
Officer-in-charge, Kadma, Animesh Gupta confirmed about the theft of a Kakatoa on Sunday afternoon and its recovery in a dramatic way this morning.
“Soon after FIR was lodged we came into action. He had also informed the bird-sellers doing business near Jama Masjid in Sakchi about the theft. As the bird-sellers were aware of the theft of a rare bird, one of them when approached by two minors this morning, he informed the owner of the bird. later we were also informed and eventually we recovered the stolen Kakatoa,” said Gupta.
The officer-in-charge said as it was a living bird and there was no facility for keeping it in the police station, they had to hand over the stolen bird to its owner immediately after its recovery.
Khan said he had bought the Kakatoa for `1,500 a year ago for keeping it at home as he is very fond of it. “On Sunday afternoon, the family members were shocked to discover that the cage containing the Kakatoa was missing from the residential premises. Immediately, I had informed the bird-sellers about the episode. This played crucial role in nabbing the culprits,” Khan said.