Man arrested for involvement in 50 burglaries

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A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly involving in around 50 burglaries in southwest Delhi's Bindapur, police said.

Police recovered the jewellery, estimated to be worth Rs 20 lakh, besides stolen LCD, laptop and ATM cards, among others, from the accused, identified as Akash, a resident of Anand Vihar in Uttam Nagar and solved 17 cases, they said.

The Bindapur Police had received a complaint of burglary and started investigating the matter, during which it came to light that the burglar had entered inside a house after cutting the iron net of the back gate of house.

During investigation, the team analysed the CCTV cameras of the area for clues and found the footage the street dogs barking at the man and one of them was seen biting his leg, they said.

The team checked all the nearby private and government hospitals where the man could have gone for treatment for dog bite, police said.

On April 31, police received a tip-off about the accused coming to Khera Park in Uttam Nagar to meet one of his associates and to dispose of some of the stolen jewellery, they said.

Police laid a trap and arrested him.

During the interrogation, the accused revealed that he came to Delhi in 2012 and became a drug addict due to bad company, police said.

Due to his addiction, he started house thefts and burglaries. While some part of the stolen money he would use to fulfil his drug needs, the remaining jewelry was being stashed by him for his marriage.