FIVE HELD FOR STEALING VALUABLES WORTH RS 4.5 LAKH FROM HOUSE

NEW DELHI: Five men have been arrested for allegedly stealing valuables worth Rs 4.5 lakh from a house here by offering lock repairing services, police said on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Nepal Singh (23), Gukul Singh (32), Mahesh Singh (19), Depal Singh (23) and Raju Singh (27), all residents of Madhya Pradesh, they said. A complaint was filed at the Burari police station on May 3, police said. The complainant alleged that owing to some defect, his almirah was not opening following which he saw two men offering lock repair service on the street and called them, police said. While repairing, the two men asked for water and oil from the complainant, who went to get them. In the meantime, both the men stole jewellery and cash from the almirah and left, a senior police officer said. The complainant found that the men had stolen jewellery worth Rs 4.5 lakh and cash Rs 50,000, the officer said.