<p>Addiction to tobacco has landed a 'bad character' in police records in trouble. With cigarettes or tobacco not available due to COVID-19 lockdown, 28-year-old Punit decided to 'steal' some from a shop in north Delhi, use some of it and then sell it to others for money.<br /><br />But he landed in police net soon after he allegedly broke open a pan shop in north Delhi's Burari. He has been arrested, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Monika Bhardwaj.<br /><br />Riding a stolen Scooty, he could not escape the police patrol party on early Wednesday.<br /><br />"Punit is addicted to tobacco and he committed a burglary in a Pan Shop after breaking the locks of the shop. The police patrolling team found him with a large number of tobacco articles. He tried to flee but was overpowered. The stolen Scooty being used by the accused has also been seized" Bhardwaj said. </p>.<p>He is involved in 16 snatchings, motor vehicle theft, burglary, and also has theft cases against him.<br /><br />A school dropout, Punit is working as an e-rickshaw driver. and in order to earn easy money, he started allegedly committing burglary in houses and theft of two-wheelers parked outside the houses. </p>
<p>Addiction to tobacco has landed a 'bad character' in police records in trouble. With cigarettes or tobacco not available due to COVID-19 lockdown, 28-year-old Punit decided to 'steal' some from a shop in north Delhi, use some of it and then sell it to others for money.<br /><br />But he landed in police net soon after he allegedly broke open a pan shop in north Delhi's Burari. He has been arrested, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Monika Bhardwaj.<br /><br />Riding a stolen Scooty, he could not escape the police patrol party on early Wednesday.<br /><br />"Punit is addicted to tobacco and he committed a burglary in a Pan Shop after breaking the locks of the shop. The police patrolling team found him with a large number of tobacco articles. He tried to flee but was overpowered. The stolen Scooty being used by the accused has also been seized" Bhardwaj said. </p>.<p>He is involved in 16 snatchings, motor vehicle theft, burglary, and also has theft cases against him.<br /><br />A school dropout, Punit is working as an e-rickshaw driver. and in order to earn easy money, he started allegedly committing burglary in houses and theft of two-wheelers parked outside the houses. </p>
