Girl rescued from car thief's captivity

Police today nabbed a notorious car thief and rescued a teenage girl from his captivity beside seizing stolen vehicles worth Rs 13 lakh.

The car thief has been identified as Brijesh Dangi (21), SP (Eastern region) O P Tripathi said.

He said 26 vehicles worth Rs 13 lakh stolen from various parts of the city were also seized.

A police team raided a local den of Dangi and found the 17-year-old girl, who had been missing since December 11, there, Tripathi said.