Man held for Rs 2L theft

Vadodara: A trader of Hathikhana APMC market lost Rs 2.2 lakh cash from his scooter in the market on Friday. The thief who stole the cash was arrested by the crime branch near Ajabdi Mill on Saturday afternoon.
The trader Deepak Biyani told police that the accused Shahid Sheikh had stolen the cash from the glove box of his scooter when the scooter was parked at the market’s office.
Biyani had borrowed the money from another trader to purchase goods for his shop. Later he had gone to the market’s office to procure special lockdown pass for himself during which Sheikh stole the money.
Police said that Biyani along with his complaint had given description of the thief based on the footages of CCTV cameras installed outside the office. Along with local police, the crime branch was also searching for the accused. tnn