NDMC employee arrested for stealing electric wires

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested an NDMC employee for allegedly stealing electric wires and transporting them on a bicycle to avoid suspicion, an official said on Monday.

The accused was identified as Sudhir, an employee of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), police said.

"On January 18, at 6:30 a security guard, working an under-construction site, informed the police of a suspicious activity near the fencing wall," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Surendra Choudhary said.

During the investigation, police found Sudhir loading two plastic bags filled with stolen electric wires onto a bicycle. The site engineer confirmed the wires belonged to the construction site.

Police arrested Sudhir on the spot. During interrogation, he revealed that he would transport the stolen wires on a bicycle to avoid suspicion.

"We have registered an FIR and further investigation is underway," said the officer. PTI BM HIG