Siliguri, 10th February: Two individuals have been arrested on charges of scooty theft in Siliguri. The accused have been identified as Suraj Prasad and Sahil Chowdhury.
According to reports, a scooty kept for delivery use at a pizza shop in the NJP area was stolen on January 29. Following the incident, the shop authorities filed a complaint at NJP police station. Acting on the complaint, undercover officers from NJP police station arrested the delivery boy, Suraj Prasad, on Sunday.
During interrogation, Suraj revealed the involvement of another accused, Sahil Chowdhury, who was subsequently arrested. The stolen electric scooty was later recovered from NJP More Bazaar.
Police sources revealed that both arrested individuals had initially taken up food delivery jobs before committing the theft. The accused were produced in Jalpaiguri Court on Monday.