Nagpur: A 22-year-old samosa seller, Shubham Dhumale, was arrested by the crime branch for helping a juvenile delinquent by keeping his stolen cash and other valuables in his custody.
After zeroing in on the minor with the help of the CCTV footage, the cops picked up Dhumale too.
The minor, having records of thefts and burglaries in the past, had broken into an electricals shop at Netaji Market in Sitabuldi.
He had used the stolen cash for making purchases like buying clothes and winter wear. The rest of the stolen sum was kept with Dhumale who sold samosa on a cart.
The crime branch unit in charge, senior inspector Bapurao Raut, and his team recovered ₹44,000 from Dhumale and 600 coins of ₹10 each apart from a mobile phone.
“The minor is a vagabond and commits thefts for money. He is a known face among cops. After his image was captured on the CCTV of Netaji Market, cops had started searching for him at bus stops, railway stations and other places where he slept at night,” said Raut, adding, the minor’s interrogation led to the detection of the burglary case. tnn
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