Wanted criminal arrested in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Jaipur rural police on Friday arrested a criminal wanted for looting ATMs.
The accused was identified as Bhawani Shanker (28) who had been on the run since 2018 and carried a reward on his head.
“The accused had multiple cases against him for looting ATMs and we had been trying to nab him for a while now. He was active not just in Jaipur but also in other districts including Jodhpur,” said Shankar Dutt Sharma, SP, Jaipur Rural.
“His modus operandi was to break open the ATMs and take the money out. He is from Nagaur but was active across the state. We are trying to get the details of the money and how it was spent,” Sharma added. Cops had got information that the accused was seen in Kaladera police station area following which a team was constituted to nab him.
“Our team had been making efforts for the last two years to catch Bhawani Shanker. When we received confirmed report that he was seen in Kaladera, we immediately dispatched the cops to trace him. The accused has confessed to looting ATMs. We are questioning him further to find the details of the looted cash as well as his other accomplices,” added the official. Bhawani has cases registered against him at Jobner, Narena and Jodhpur dating from 2015.
“This is a major success for us. Bhawani was a wanted criminal and we had been trying to arrest him for a while now. His interrogation will also lead us to other criminals as they all have a network. He was active across the state and undoubtedly more persons might have been involved with him,” said the official.