Five persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing batteries from vehicles in South East Delhi, the police said on Wednesday. Police also found that the accused maintained a record of the thefts committed by them.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) Chinmoy Biswal said that the accused have been identified as Sohail, Shane Alam, Imran, Shahzad, and Jameel Ahmed. “With the arrest, 21 cases have been solved and 76 stolen batteries have been recovered,” Mr. Biswal said.
Police said that many incidents of battery theft were being reported in South East Delhi after which teams were formed to find the accused.
“CCTV footage from the areas were scanned and in one such footage, three-four men were found standing suspiciously near a car. With the help of local intelligence, Imran was arrested from Mandawali,” the officer said adding that on his instance, Sohail, Shane and Shahzad were also arrested. The accused used to allegedly sell the stolen batteries to one Jameel and he was also arrested, the police said.
During further investigation, it was revealed that the accused used to maintain record of number of thefts committed by them.
“They used to keep daily record in writing about the expenses incurred, number of batteries stolen and revenue generated from the sale of batteries.
They used to steal 15-20 batteries per night and sell them at a cost of ₹500- ₹2,000 each to junk dealers,” Mr. Biswal said.
