Nadeem, a resident of Ghaziabad and his associates used to target locked flats in apartments.
Police said that several cases of burglaries were reported in 2016 from the area of East district of Delhi in posh Apartments, adding that in the month of February and March this year burglary incidents were reported in several apartments in the area.
According to the police, on sustained interrogation Nadeem, who studied up to Class 5th , disclosed that he has been committing this crime for last twenty one years and has broken locks of more than 500 flats in this period.
Police said that he was previously involved in burglary cases of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Andra Pradesh, Telegana, Rajasthan and Maharasthra, adding that he was proclaimed offender in more than 17 cases of Delhi, Gurgaon and other cities in India.
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