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Man held for stealing laptop bag from car

Man held for stealing laptop bag from car

Time of India17-07-2025
Vadodara: A man who allegedly stole from a parked car was arrested by detection of crime branch (DCB) sleuths on Thursday. The accused, Munaf Mansoori, is a resident of the Panigate area in the city.
Police said they received a tip-off about a man moving around suspiciously with a laptop bag in the Panigate area, after which they went there and questioned him. The officers found a laptop, Apple AirPods, a touch pen, an Aadhaar card and a driving licence belonging to someone.
Mansoori admitted to stealing the valuables from a car parked on Sama-Savli Road on July 4. He said he was driving his rickshaw when he saw the car's owner putting a bag in the vehicle. He stopped, waited a while and then broke a window to steal the laptop bag. Mansoori told police he committed the theft as he was in need of money. He has been arrested for two offences earlier, assault and rioting.
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