Manoj Chaubey got here to Delhi in 1997 and was first caught for theft in a canteen.

New Delhi:

A high-profile thief who owns a lodge in Nepal and has a number of properties in his identify in India was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday.

The case of Manoj Chaubey, who has confessed to greater than 200 thefts, reminds of one other infamous thief who was concerned in round 500 instances of theft throughout the nation and even impressed successful Bollywood movie – ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’

The 48-year-old has two wives – one in Lucknow, the opposite in Delhi – however neither of them knew he was a thief, police stated.

“Chaubey is from Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Nagar who would come to Delhi to commit theft. He was arrested from Karawal Nagar,” stated Jitendra Kumar Meena, Deputy Commissioner of Police of northwest Delhi.

He got here to Delhi in 1997 and was first caught for theft in a canteen, police stated, including, homes in posh areas had been his important targets.

Choubey constructed a lodge in Nepal with the stolen cash and acquired a visitor home for one in every of his wives in Uttar Pradesh, police stated. He even purchased a bit of land in the identical space and leased it to a hospital at a month-to-month hire of Rs 2 lakh, police stated. He has a home in Lucknow and his youngsters research in a reputed college within the capital metropolis.

He was caught by the Delhi Police at the least 9 instances however escaped each time. This time round, the police checked CCTV footage and located a suspect who robbed a home within the Model Town space and was seen fleeing on a scooter.

The probe revealed the two-wheeler belonged to 1 Vinod Thapa – a Nepalese citizen. When Thapa was interrogated, it was discovered that Manoj Choubey was married to his sister in Nepal.

Choubey, who was later arrested from Karaval Nagar, has 15 instances registered towards him.

Last 12 months, the Delhi Police had arrested a person who confessed to just about 5,000 thefts.