Nagpur: Sanjay Dhone, who has 35 offences of mostly theft of trucks, proved he is no run-of-the-mill thief. On Monday, Dhone allegedly stole the same vehicle from Lakadganj police station for which he had been earlier arrested. Dhone, who was bailed out by the court, learnt to have fled with the truck in the early hours.
Police said Dhone had stolen a truck from the small factory area on Old Bhandara road in the first week of October. The truck had iron consignment worth Rs14 lakh in it. He was heading towards Dhule when the crime branch intercepted him near Morshi in Amravati on October 11.
The seized truck and Dhone were handed over to Lakadganj police by the crime branch. The cops had kept the seized truck parked in front of the police station.
Sources said Dhone was miffed with the cops for having seized his cell phone despite his repeated request. He had visited the Sitabuldi police station in inebriated condition to lodge a frivolous complaint. As cops turned him away, a miffed Dhone had vowed to steal the same truck for which he had been earlier arrested.
Lakadganj police sources said owner of the truck had also deployed a guard to keep a watch on the vehicle outside the police station. Dhone allegedly roughed up the guard before fleeing with the truck.
An offence of robbery has been registered against Dhone at Lakadganj police station. Different squads of Lakadgnj police station and crime branch have already left for different locations to nab Dhone. It’s learnt that cops are also conducting searches at different places in the city.