Plumber who lost his job held for theft

A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly snatching a teenager’s cell phone in the Capital, police have said.

A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly snatching a teenager’s cell phone in the Capital, police have said.

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Amar Nath, who had lost his job because he drank too much and began committing petty thefts, was arrested on Sunday from Rani Bagh area in north-west district.

Police arrested Nath after the boy, Anil, chased him and shouted for help.

“During sustained interrogation, Nath disclosed that he used to work as a plumber but for the past few months he had been jobless. He said he was an alcoholic, so he started committing thefts to sustain his drinking habit,” a police official said.

Two snatchers were arrested from Mukherjee Nagar in north Delhi for snatching the wallet of a man who had withdrawn money from an ATM.