Jaipur, March 23: Amid the ongoing shortage of LPG, a video is going viral on social media showing a dramatic incident of a gas cylinder theft that occurred in Jaipur, Rajasthan. In the video, local residents chased down and apprehended one of the thieves after his scooter skidded during the escape.
According to eyewitnesses, one young man was seen standing outside, keeping watch, while the other entered the house and removed the cylinder.
The two were then seen placing the LPG cylinder on their scooter and attempting to flee the scene.
However, while taking a turn in the narrow lane, the scooter lost control and both fell onto the road along with the cylinder.
Realizing an opportunity, the locals immediately chased the accused.
One of the accused managed to escape on the scooter, while the other was apprehended after a brief pursuit.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), Sanjeev Nain, identified the accused as Rohit (19), a resident of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.
He was living in a rented room near Lalkothi Sabzi Mandi in Jaipur.
During questioning, Rohit revealed that he committed the theft at the behest of another person, lured by the prospect of easy money.
After being apprehended, the locals handed over the accused to the Bajaj Nagar Police.
A search is underway to trace the absconding accomplice.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning around 9 a.m. in lane number-5 of Adarsh Bazaar in Jaipur's Barkat Nagar.
Two young men arrived on a scooter and targeted a house, stealing a gas cylinder that was kept on the porch, officials said.
A similar case was recently reported in Alwar, where miscreants stole an LPG cylinder from a house in Madhuban Bank Colony in broad daylight, highlighting a worrying trend amid the ongoing gas shortage in Rajasthan.
