The CIA-1 staff and Daresi police have arrested a 25-year-old man for stealing ₹35,000 from the dickey of a scooter parked outside a bank in Sundar Nagar on May 9.
The accused, identified as Amit Verma alias Gora of MIG Flats, Dugri, was nabbed near Mini Secretariat on the basis of a tip-off. Police have recovered ₹5,000 and the scooter which he used to flee after committing the theft.
A case had been registered based on the complaint of a trader Sunil Kumar. Kumar said that his son, Anurag, had gone to the IDBI Bank in Sundar Nagar to deposit cash and left ₹35,000 in the dickey of his scooter, which he was supposed to deposit in another bank.
According to the complainant, Anurag saw a man committing the theft from inside the bank, but before he came outside, the thief had fled. The accused was captured in CCTVs installed outside the bank.
During questioning, Verma revealed that he had executed many such thefts in areas like Model Town, Sarabha Nagar, Daresi and Dugri. He is already facing three theft cases and had come out of jail on bail on April 11, 2019, police said.
{{/usCountry}}During questioning, Verma revealed that he had executed many such thefts in areas like Model Town, Sarabha Nagar, Daresi and Dugri. He is already facing three theft cases and had come out of jail on bail on April 11, 2019, police said.
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