Fleeing thief falls from building in Chandigarh, hurt

Chandigarh, January 23

A thief was nabbed by the UT police after he was caught stealing an AC compressor and a condenser coil from the roof of a showroom in Sector 44. The suspect tried to flee, but fell from the building and got injured. According to the police, complainant Ravinder Singh reported that two persons were stealing an AC compressor and a condenser coil from SCO 342 when the security guard saw them.

The police said while one of the suspects managed to escape, the other, Vikas, a resident of Burail, tried to flee by jumping from the rear side of the building.

People gathered at the spot and recorded the incident on the mobile phone. In the video, the suspect is seen hanging with an iron stuck out of the wall while a person is trying to pull him up.

The suspect, however, lost grip and fell down. The police were informed after which the suspect was apprehended and admitted to a hospital.

A case has been registered at the Sector 34 police station. —