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Man held for stealing items worth lakhs from Air India pilot’s car

NEW DELHI:A man, Mukesh Kumar (24), a native of Bond Kalan village in Haryana's Bhiwani, was arrested for allegedly stealing articles worth lakhs from an Air India (AI) pilot's car that was parked outside the Aerocity Metro Station, police said.



Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 12

A man, Mukesh Kumar (24), a native of Bond Kalan village in Haryana's Bhiwani, was arrested for allegedly stealing articles worth lakhs from an Air India (AI) pilot's car that was parked outside the Aerocity Metro Station, police said.

Kumar had worked in a catering services company at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) as a loader for about seven to eight months last year and was presently unemployed, a senior police official said.

On October 31, AI's Captain Daksh Yadav alleged that his laptop and other articles were stolen from his car which was parked opposite the Metro station. Based on his complaint, a case was registered, Sanjay Bhatia, DCP (IGIA) said.

During preliminary investigation, police learnt that Kumar came to Nehru Place market on Sunday to sell a laptop which was stolen from the IGIA, the senior officer said.

Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid and subsequently, the accused was apprehended near Shokeen Farm in Rangpuri. The stolen laptop was recovered from his possession, the officer added.

During interrogation, Kumar admitted that he had stolen a laptop from a car parked outside the Metro station on October 31, the DCP said.

Subsequently, other items stolen from the car were also recovered from his residence. A motorcycle, which was stolen by the accused earlier, was also seized, he said.

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