Ahmedabad police arrested a person who was involved in stealing cars, number plates, and other valuables by breaking car windows from Anand Nagar on Friday night.
The accused, Samirkhan Pathan resident of Juhapura, was arrested after a complaint was filed at Anand Nagar police station regarding a robbery from an Eeco car containing 54 parcels from Amazon.
While investigating the complaint, the police reviewed CCTV footage and identified the accused as a repeat offender. He had previously been involved in similar incidents, where he would break car windows and steal goods.
Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Pathan from Anand Nagar along with the stolen items.
In the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that Pathan stole goods from cars by breaking their windows and then selling the items at cheap rates. He was also found to be involved in stealing Eeco cars and number plates from other vehicles, which he would exchange for other plates.
Two cars, one rickshaw, two scooters, laptops, wrist watches, mobile phones, 32 Amazon parcels, and 18 number plates were seized from the accused, amounting to ₹16,14,645.
Notably, Pathan has been arrested eight times before and has been booked under the PASA (Prevention of Anti-Social Activities) Act twice.
DCP (Zone-7) Ahmedabad Shivam Varma said that Pathan had committed these crimes due to financial struggles, as he has six children from two wives. Notably, he has 16 FIRs registered against the accused.