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Habitual thief caught with 13 more stolen bicycles in Chandigarh
The accused’s arrest came following a complaint by a resident whose Hercules bicycle was stolen from the market of Sector 29, Chandigarh
Out on bail after being arrested for bicycle thefts in April, a habitual thief has been caught with 13 more stolen bicycles.
The accused, identified as Vikas, 25, lives near Guga Madi Mandir in Sector 28.
His arrest came following a complaint by Sector-29 resident Gurdeep Singh, whose Hercules bicycle was stolen from the market of Sector 29-C. A theft case in this regard was registered at the Industrial Area police station.
On his arrest, Vikas confessed to stealing 12 more bicycles of different makes, which were also recovered.
He told the police that he stole the bicycles from Sectors 7, 8, 18 and 35, and would further lend them to his friends.
Earlier police had recovered 12 stolen bicycles from the accused when he was arrested on April 21.
He was produced in court on Monday and sent to judicial custody.
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