2 arrested for burglary in Delhi\'s Patel Nagar

2 arrested for burglary in Delhi's Patel Nagar

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Two men were arrested for alleged burglary at a house in Delhi's area, police said Thursday.

The accused were identified as Naseem (39) and Sayyad (29), both residents of Delhi, officials said.

Manmeet Singh filed a complaint that on December 16 some men broke locks of his house and burgled Rs 12-13 lakh in cash and jewellery worth Rs 7-8 lakh, Mandeep Singh Randhawa, of Police (Central), said.

Police identified the two accused with the help of CCTV footage installed outside the house, he said.

Hassan was apprehended from and Nadeem from Seelampur, he added.

During interrogation, the accused revealed that they along with their accomplice committed several burglaries in different areas of in the last ten years, the said.

They used to carry house breaking instruments in their scooter and target locked houses, he said.

Two motorcycles, one scooter, house breaking instruments, gold jewellery and Rs 87,000 in cash were recovered from them, police said.

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First Published: Thu, January 03 2019. 22:40 IST