3 held for stealing gadgets, jewellery from south Delhi

Three men have been arrested for stealing electronic gadgets and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees from JNU Housing Complex in south Delhi, police said today.
The accused have been identified as Karan Yadav (26), the mastermind, Rajender Prasad (26) and Mohit Kumar (18), they added.
"With the arrest of the three, stolen electronic gadgets and gold and silver jewellery worth lakhs of rupees have been recovered and 30 cases of burglaries have been solved," said DCP (South) Ishwar Singh, adding that instruments used in house-breaking were also seized from the trio.
Recently, the residents of the housing complex had complained to the police regarding theft of laptops, mobile phones, iPods, cameras, LCD, LED TV and jewellery, the officer said.

Police analysed the modus operandi and found out that the burglaries were committed during the day by breaking the locks of main doors, he said, adding that accordingly, a team was formed to nab the culprits.
Acting on a tip-off, the police team arrested the trio from Madhu Vihar in Dwarka last night, Singh said, adding that Karan's aunt used to work as a domestic help in the locality and hence, he knew the area and its residents.