SITAPUR — Police in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district arrested two men on Thursday while they were allegedly preparing to commit a shop burglary in the Jalalpur area, officials said.
Acting under a district-wide crime control campaign led by Superintendent of Police Ankur Agarwal, a team from the Kamlapur police station intercepted the suspects near the Shri Lakshmi Dharam Kanta on the Jalalpur-Machhrehta road. The operation was directed by Additional Superintendent of Police (South) Durgesh Kumar Singh and Sidhauli Circle Officer Ved Prakash Srivastava.
Suspects and Seizures
Authorities identified the arrested individuals as Rinku and Sunil Kumar, both residents of Usri village within the Kamlapur police jurisdiction. Rinku was apprehended from the driver's seat of an unregistered white Ertiga car allegedly intended for use in the crime.
During a search of the vehicle, officers recovered housebreaking implements, including an iron crowbar, a green-handled screwdriver, pliers, and two bunches containing a total of 16 iron keys.
Planned Nighttime Heist
Investigators stated that during questioning, the suspects confessed to planning a break-in at a commercial establishment in the Jalalpur area scheduled for after 3:00 a.m.
Kamlapur police registered a case against the accused under Case Crime No. 251/2026, invoking Section 313 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The police team, led by Crime Inspector Sunit Kumar along with constables Kamlesh Sharma, Krishnapal, Shubham Dhaka, Sandeep Kumar, and driver Nikit Kumar, initiated legal procedures to present the suspects before the competent court.
