Youth arrested on charge of vehicle theft in Kozhikode

The Kasaba police in Kozhikode on Saturday arrested a 19-year old suspected of having involvement in a series of vehicle lifting cases. The arrest of M.M. Mohammed Thayif was recorded after a week-long investigation. Police sources said the youth had been under scanner after his release from jail in connection with a theft at a temple. Two of his close aides had already been arrested from Pokkunnu, they added.