Three nabbed for stealing appliances from new flats site
Gurugram, Feb. 11 -- Three men have been arrested for allegedly stealing electronics worth Rs.40 lakh from multiple houses in an under-construction society in Sector 88 last week, police said Tuesday.
The builder was getting new electronics installed in the unoccupied apartments at the time of the burglary, police said.
The arrested accused are Sane Alam of Mahewa in Madhya Pradesh, Mohammad Sharique from Mandanpur in Uttar Pradesh - both 19-year-old scrap dealers - and 22-year-old pickup van driver Tara Chand from Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, according to officers. Two more suspects, security guards of the society who helped hatch the plan and facilitated entry, are currently on the run.
The incident took place on the night of February 5 and was discovered on Saturday when a contractor found the items missing. Police were informed and the three were arrested the same day. They were taken on one-day police remand and sent to judicial custody on Monday.
Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said stolen items were recovered from Sharique's scrapyard in Manesar. "The gang had planned to sell all the costly and new electronic items at a cheap rate in the market in neighbouring states like Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan," Turan said. The recovered items included 37 air conditioning units, three refrigerators, two microwave ovens and 13 LED TVs, worth over Rs.40 lakh.
Police said the suspects took at least four trips over five hours to transport the stolen goods.
According to police, after the theft, the three fled and the guards did not return for duty. Efforts are underway to nab the security guards, they added....
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