INDIA TWO ARRESTED AFTER COMPUTER EQUIPMENT STOLEN Two brothers held for thefts; stolen goods recovered/Saturday , February 23, 2008 at 01:05:58

Ludhiana, February 22 The Ludhiana Rural police have arrested two brothers, who are members of a thieves’ gang and have recovered stolen household goods worth Rs 1. 87 lakh from them.

According to SSP (Rural), Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, the arrested persons have been identified as Bhagwan Singh alias Bhani and Swaran Singh alias Gori, both brothers and residents of Kacha Kila Raikot. The duo was arrested yesterday.

SSP Bhullar said that the arrested duo had confessed to their involvement in some theft cases. On the intervening night of January 6 and 7, they had committed theft in the a hospital in Raikot. They stole a refrigerator, computer monitor, 15 “ CPU, printer, computer chair, light microscope tube-set, wall clock, stamps and curtains after breaking the doors. In this connection, a theft case was registered at Raikot police station.

Similarly on the intervening night of February 13 and 14, they had stolen one rented generator, 25 bags of cement and cutter etc. from the newly-built house of Jagdev Singh of Santokh Nagar in Raikot. The Raikot police had registered atheft case in this regard.

Bhullar said that on the intervening night of February 12 and 13, they had stolen one washing machine, one tulu water pump etc. from the house of Jasvir Singh of Kacha Kila in Raikot. They had also stolen an airconditioner, some clothes, water taps and iron gate from the house of Jaswant Singh of Kacha Kila Raikot. Besides, they also stole a colour TV, a CD player, a gas cylinder along with accessories, from the house of Balvir Singh of Guru Nanakpura colony in Raikot.

Bhullar said that with the arrest of the duo, four cases of theft had been solved and stolen goods worth Rs 1,87,000 had been recovered. Further investigation was in progress and some more sensational clues were expected, SSP added.