Delhi: Man who stole laptops in Delhi Metro arrested
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A notorious laptop thief who targeted people traveling in the Delhi Metro was arrested.
The accused was identified as 32-year-old Raqib Ahmad, a resident of Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Delhi Police's Metro unit said in a statement yesterday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Ahmad on September 3 from a hotel in Paharganj, DCP (Metro), Deepak Gauri, said.
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Accused used to sell stolen laptops to man in Srinagar
During interrogation, Ahmad told the Police that he used to sell the stolen laptops to a man in Srinagar.
"The accused person used to come to Delhi from Srinagar and stay in various hotels in Paharganj area for 20-25 days at a stretch. After having stolen several laptops, he returned to Srinagar for supplying/selling these to Wahid in Srinagar," the statement said.