Hazaribag: A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing from a house under Katkamdag police station limits of the district, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Mohammad Ehsan, is a resident of Sirsi-2 village.On Oct 2, Nitesh Kumar, a resident of the same village, registered a complaint alleging that Rs 20,000 and a mobile phone were stolen from his house. Kumar informed the police that he went to the market around 5 am to buy puja items for Jitiya festival when he allegedly saw Ehsan fleeing from the balcony side of the house. After returning, he found cash and the phone missing from a second-floor room. He also alleged that LED bulbs, electrical wiring, miniature circuit breakers and other goods had been stolen earlier from the house.A team led by DSP (Headquarters) Gyan Ranjan arrested Ehsan after a probe and recovered several stolen electrical items based on his statement.
