Police nab 3 notorious criminals, recover stolen goods

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Police nab 3 notorious criminals, recover stolen goods

Monday, 03 February 2025 | Staff Reporter | BHOPAL

Kamla Nagar Police have arrested three notorious criminals who resumed their theft spree after being released from jail. The police recovered stolen valuables worth Rs 13.50 lakh, including three motorcycles and gold and silver jewelry. The arrests were made after the suspects were identified through CCTV footage.

The criminals had previously served three-year sentences for theft. However, after being released a few months ago, they resumed their criminal activities. During the preliminary investigation, police uncovered their involvement in six theft cases across Kamla Nagar, Kotwali, Piplani, and Taliya areas.

Additional DCP Rashmi Agrawal Dubey stated that on January 27, Satish Kumar Nema, a resident of Sahyadri Complex, Kamla Nagar, left home with his family to attend a religious event. Upon returning, he found the house ransacked, locks broken, and valuables missing. The stolen items included gold bangles, a gold chain, a pendant, three mangalsutras, four gold earrings, silver anklets, silver coins, and ?25,000 in cash. A case was registered against unidentified suspects, and a special police team was formed to investigate the broad daylight theft.

Upon reviewing CCTV footage from the crime scene, police spotted two suspects entering the house. They were identified as habitual offenders Niyaz Khan and Raju Khatri. Later, both were arrested near Shastri Nagar ground, where they confessed to committing the crime along with their accomplice Abid Khan. Based on their confession, the police recovered three stolen motorcycles and gold and silver jewelry worth ?13.50 lakh from various locations in Kamla Nagar, Kotwali, Piplani, and Taliya.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Niyaz Khan (40), a resident of Bangalore, Karnataka, currently living in Gadde Wali Multi, TT Nagar; Raju Khatri (52), a resident of Gadde Wali Multi, TT Nagar; and Abid Khan (47), a resident of Ashta, Sehore district. The three are long-time associates. Niyaz and Raju had previously been sentenced to three years in prison for theft and were released in October and November last year.

According to Kamla Nagar Police Station in-charge Nirup Pandey, the accused would change the number plates of stolen motorcycles before using them for burglary and theft.

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