Youth caught for laptop thefts

AHMEDABAD: A team of Vastrapur police arrested a youth for involvement in five laptop thefts, committed in the western parts of the city. Police have recovered three laptops and have started search for the remaining laptops and for the youth's accomplice.
According to Vastrapur police, a team of surveillance squad was on patrol when they got a tip-off that a youth was to come near Vastrapur lake to sell a stolen laptop.Working on the information, police caught Kiran Parmar alias Kanu, 20, a resident of Dayanand ni Chali, Asarwa. Police found a laptop from him and later recovered two more.
"He said he had teamed up with Deepak Marwadi, a resident of the same area. Marwadi is an auto driver," said a Vastrapur police official. "The duo used to roam around in western city parts and targeted parked cars. When they spotted any laptop bags or valuables kept in parked cars, they used to park the auto nearby and start loud music. Parmar then used to break the glass and steal the items." Officials said that the duo was in constant need of money for liquor and gambling. Investigators said that the duo had stolen laptops from areas like Anandnagar, Satellite, Ambawadi and Vastrapur.