New Delhi, October 13: A thief, who stole Karwa Chauth 'thalis' in Delhi, was arrested on Thursday, said police. An FIR was lodged at the Sadar Bazar police station.

A senior police official said that the accused was identified as Navneet Kumar Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, and 20 thalis (plates) were recovered from him.  Karwa Chauth 2022: 50 Women Prisoners Allowed To Keep Vrat in UP's Lucknow Jail.

On October 12, one Naresh Kumar Gupta, a resident of Mandawali reported that he came to Sadar Bazar to shop for the Karwa Chauth festival. He bought 20 sets of decorative Karwa Chauth plates and kept them in the MCD parking in a sack, which was later found missing.

A source said that a few more calls were also reported regarding the thefts of Karwa Chauth gift items. The police examined CCTV footage and detected a biker to be the thief. The accused was finally nabbed within three hours of the incident. Karwa Chauth 2022 Don'ts: List of Things To Avoid While Observing the Fast to Enjoy a Successful Karva Chauth Vrat This Year.

During the interrogation, the accused disclosed that he ran a grocery shop in Noida. He came to purchase articles from the Sadar Market and seeing the decorative Karva Chauth thalis he decided to steal them.

"20 Decorative plates of Karwa Chauth Gift Hamper were recovered from him," the police said.

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